November 2024 Healthy News from Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers Degenerated Discs and Multifidus Muscles Find Help Here
COMBATING CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A Beneficial Approach to Multifidus Muscle Health
Low back pain is a prevalent health issue, especially for older folks in Baton Rouge, and can be attributed to multifidus muscle degeneration. Research has reported that chronic low back pain is associated with disc degeneration and fatty infiltration of the multifidus muscle, a key stabilizing force in the spine. Studies by Balevi and Gu H. et al., have further studied this connection and highlighted the significant impact it can have on spinal health and function. Balevi elaborates on the complex relationship between low back pain and the degeneration of the multifidus muscle. The study stresses that multifidus muscle health is crucial for spinal stability and highlights that degeneration, including fatty infiltration, weakens this stability, exacerbating back pain. Balevi's research emphasizes the effectiveness of targeted rehabilitation exercises in reversing muscle degeneration, thereby improving spinal health. (1) Similarly, Gu H. et al.'s research highlights the benefits of specific exercises targeting multifidus muscle function in reducing low back pain and improving spinal health. The authors close with the statement that targeted exercises can improve muscle strength and endurance, ultimately reversing fatty degeneration and promoting spinal stability. (2) By combining these exercises into a wider chiropractic treatment plan that includes gentle, safe chiropractic adjustments with Cox® Technic, chronic low back pain sufferers - even those who are a little older - may experience a significant decrease in pain and enhancement in their quality of life, as shown in these studies. Rely on Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers to design just the right exercise plan for you!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Tony Barton on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about the use of gentle, safe treatment protocols of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to ease Baton Rouge chronic back pain.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Strengthen Multifidus Muscles!
Compared with general exercise, motor control exercise with isolated lumbar extension exercise showed greater improvement in multifidus muscle size, composition and function with noticeable increased thickness of the multifidus – in addition to improvement in pain, function and quality of life for participating back pain sufferers. (3) One simple exercise for the multifidus is just standing at a counter, everting your foot, and raising your leg straight back. Easy! Combine exercise with spinal manipulation like Cox® Technic, and your weak multifidus muscles (and that pain in your back) will thank you!
We are thankful for you and your trust in our chiropractic care. Make your Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment today! Enjoy this November!