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Help for Managing West Palm Beach Back Pain Associated with Fatty Paraspinal Muscles

If you experience chronic back pain, like many other West Palm Beach back pain sufferers, odds are you have heard of paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate. This spinal condition can cause a great deal of discomfort and can even result in gait disturbances. In this blog post, we'll take a closer look at paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate and how it is related to lumbar spinal stenosis and its treatment with spinal manipulation available at Chiropractic Care.

WHAT IS PARASPINAL MUSCLE FATTY INFILTRATE?

Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is an accumulation of fat within the muscle tissues located near the spine. This condition is often caused by aging or genetics, although it can also be activated by lifestyle factors like poor nutrition or lack of exercise. It is important to note that paraspinal fatty muscle infiltrate does not always cause symptoms, but if it does, they can include low back pain, stiffness in the lower back and legs, or difficulty walking due to gait disturbances as gait relies on hip muscles like the gluteus medius. A recent report explained how the extent to which the gluteus medius is atrophied (degenerated) influenced lumbar spinal stenosis symptomatology. (1) One of the most common spinal conditions affecting more than 500 million people over 65 years old, lumbar spinal stenosis, is linked to distorted gait as gait relies on strong muscle activity. (2) West Palm Beach chiropractic patients know Chiropractic Care evaluates gait in all our patients during our chiropractic exam.

PARASPINAL FATTY INFILTRATE AND LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS

Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate can be related to lumbar spinal stenosisa narrowing of the spinal canal that exerts pressure on nerve roots and causes pain and other symptoms in the lower back and legsand resultant West Palm Beach back pain. Intervertebral disc degeneration and fatty-infiltrated paraspinal muscles – multifidus, erector spinae, etc. – are related and found to contribute to chronic low back pain and related issues: the fattier, the more degenerated. (3) Other researchers concured that fat infiltration of the paraspinal muscles like the multifidus muscle may be linked to lower back pain when it was not associated with other factors like a person with back pain who was male, older or has a higher BMI older, male, or having a higher BMI]78]. (4) Chiropractic Care offers alleviating chiropractic treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis and its back pain.

LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS & SPINAL MANIPULATION

Treatment options for lumbar spinal stenosis vary influenced by the severity and the healthcare practitioner consulted from drugs and surgery to exercise, nutrition, and/or spinal manipulation and mobilization. One study described that one session of spinal manipulation was documented to significantly decrease spinal stiffness and enhanced the multifidus muscle thickness ratio that lasted for more than 7 days in spinal manipulation responders. (5) Your West Palm Beach chiropractor uses such care for back pain relief, particularly the well-researched chiropractic Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.  Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management addresses back pain and affiliated muscles.

CONTACT Chiropractic Care

Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is a common condition that can cause a range of issues involving low back pain, stiffness in the lower body, and gait disturbances. It is sometimes associated with lumbar spinal stenosis. If you are experiencing any symptoms associated with paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate or lumbar spinal stenosis, it's important to speak with your West Palm Beach chiropractor at Chiropractic Care about your treatment options so you can find relief as quickly as possible. Make your appointment today!

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