Help for Managing Oxford Back Pain Associated with Fatty Paraspinal Muscles

If you have chronic back pain, like many other Oxford back pain patients, chances 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 offered at Satterwhite Chiropractic.

WHAT IS PARASPINAL MUSCLE FATTY INFILTRATE?

Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is an accumulation of fat within the muscle tissues around the spine. Genetics or aging are often culprits of this condition, but it can also be activated by lifestyle factors like eating poorly or not exercising. It is important to note that paraspinal fatty muscle infiltrate does not always produce symptoms, but if it does, they can involve low back pain, stiffness in the lower back and legs, or difficulty walking due to gait disturbances as gait depends on hip muscles like the gluteus medius. A new report explained how the extent to which the gluteus medius is atrophied (degenerated) impacted 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 associated with altered gait as gait relies on robust muscle activity. (2) Oxford chiropractic patients know Satterwhite Chiropractic checks for gait issues during our chiropractic exam.

PARASPINAL FATTY INFILTRATE AND LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS

Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate can be associated with lumbar spinal stenosisa narrowing of the spinal canal that puts pressure on nerve roots and causes pain and other symptoms in the lower back and legsand resultant Oxford back pain. Intervertebral disc degeneration and fatty-infiltrated paraspinal muscles – multifidus, erector spinae, etc. – are related and known to contribute to chronic low back pain and its issues: the more fat, the more degeneration. (3) Other researchers agreed 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) Satterwhite Chiropractic offers alleviating chiropractic treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis and its back pain.

LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS & SPINAL MANIPULATION

Treatment options for lumbar spinal stenosis vary depending on severity and the healthcare practitioner who was seen from drugs and surgery to exercise, nutrition, and/or spinal manipulation and mobilization. One study reported that one treatment of spinal manipulation was found to significantly decrease spinal stiffness and increased the multifidus muscle thickness ratio that maintained for more than 7 days in spinal manipulation responders. (5) Your Oxford chiropractor uses the latter for back pain relief, especially 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 details how The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management addresses back pain and affiliated muscles.

CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic

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

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