November 2024 Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic 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, particularly for older folks in McHenry, and can be attributed to multifidus muscle degeneration. Research has reported that chronic low back pain is linked to disc degeneration and fatty infiltration of the multifidus muscle, a key stabilizer of the spine. Studies by Balevi and Gu H. et al., have further studied this connection and emphasized the significant effect it can have on spinal health and function. Balevi expounds on the intricate relationship between low back pain and the degeneration of the multifidus muscle. The study stresses that multifidus muscle health is key for spinal stability and highlights that degeneration, including fatty infiltration, undermines this stability, aggravating back pain. Balevi's research emphasizes the effectiveness of targeted rehabilitation exercises in undoing 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 alleviating low back pain and enhancing spinal health. The authors conclude that targeted exercises can enhance muscle strength and endurance, ultimately reversing fatty degeneration and increasing spinal stability. (2) By combining these exercises into an overall chiropractic treatment plan encompassing gentle, safe chiropractic adjustments with Cox® Technic, chronic low back pain sufferers - even those who are a little older - may feel a significant decrease in pain and improvement in their quality of life, as shown in these studies. Count on OrthoIllinois Chiropractic to create 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 reduce McHenry chronic back pain.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Strengthen Multifidus Muscles!
Compared with general exercise, motor control exercise with isolated lumbar extension exercise showed better 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 easy exercise for the multifidus is simply standing at a counter, turning your foot out, and lifting your leg straight back. Easy! Combine exercise with spinal manipulation like Cox® Technic, and your weak multifidus muscles (and your back pain) will thank you!
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