November 2024 Healthy News from Lombardy Chiropractic Clinic 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 common health concern, especially in the elderly population in Augusta, and can be contributed to by 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 stabilizer of the spine. Studies by Balevi and Gu H. et al., have further investigated this connection and highlighted the significant effect it can have on spinal health and function. Balevi elaborates on the intricate 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 stresses the effectiveness of targeted rehabilitation exercises in reversing muscle degeneration, thereby enhancing spinal health. (1) Relatedly, Gu H. et al.'s research highlights the benefits of specific exercises targeting multifidus muscle function in easing low back pain and improving spinal health. The authors conclude that targeted exercises can enhance muscle strength and endurance, finally reversing fatty degeneration and increasing spinal stability. (2) By combining these exercises into an overall chiropractic treatment plan that includes gentle, safe chiropractic adjustments with Cox® Technic, chronic low back pain sufferers - even those who are a bit older - may feel a significant reduction in pain and improvement in their quality of life, as evidenced in these studies. Rely on Lombardy Chiropractic Clinic 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 Augusta chronic back pain.

TIP OF THE MONTH: Strengthen Multifidus Muscles!

Compared with general exercise, motor control exercise with isolated lumbar extension exercise demonstrated 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, everting your foot, and raising your leg straight back. Easy! Mix 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 Augusta chiropractic appointment now! Have a great November!