November 2024 Healthy News from Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries 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 concern, particularly in the elderly population in Manchester, and can be contributed to by 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 stabilizing force in the spine. Studies by Balevi and Gu H. et al., have further explored this connection and highlighted the significant effect it can have on spinal health and function. Balevi expounds 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, aggravating back pain. Balevi's research emphasizes the effectiveness of targeted rehabilitation exercises in reversing muscle degeneration, thereby improving 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 improve muscle strength and endurance, finally undoing fatty degeneration and increasing spinal stability. (2) By incorporating 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 bit older - may feel a significant reduction in pain and enhancement in their quality of life, as shown in these studies. Count on Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries to create just the right exercise plan to help 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 Manchester 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 obvious increased thickness of the multifidus plus improvement in pain, function and quality of life for those back pain sufferers in the study. (3) One simple exercise for the multifidus is just standing at a counter, turning your foot out, and raising your leg straight back. Easy! Mix exercise with spinal manipulation like Cox® Technic, and your weak multifidus muscles (and your back pain) will thank you!

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