Ashburn and Herndon Back Muscles Affected By Back Pain
The spine is supported by many muscles. Back pain and degenerative spine disorders affect those muscles. Chiropractors like yours at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn address both the degenerative spinal pain condition and the associated degenerated spine muscles. Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic back pain treatment plans integrate pain-relieving approaches for both the spine and its musculature.
BACK PAIN AND MUSCLES’ RESPONSES
Back pain impacts back muscles. Different Ashburn and Herndon back pain conditions impact different Ashburn and Herndon back muscles, too. Paraspinal muscles show varied responses to spinal degenerative conditions. Changes in the lumbar spine paraspinal muscles of low back pain patients have been explained. Wasting of the multifidus muscles in patients with back pain, lumbar radiculopathy, and lumbar degenerative kyphosis are specifically noted. Increased fat infiltration of the multifidus muscle is also seen in patients with lumbar radiculopathy and lumbar degenerative kyphosis. (1) In a study of 78 patients with either degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis or degenerative lumbar kyphosis, researchers described these degenerative muscle patterns. The multifidus muscle is described as the stabilizer of the lumbar spine segments while the erector spinae muscles tend to be referred to as the stabilizers of spinal sagittal balance. Multifidus muscle degeneration was more significant in the degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis patients. Erector spinae degeneration was more significant in the degenerative lumbar kyphosis patients as well as more closely connected to the severity of spinal kyphosis curvature. (2) Continuous chronic low back pain sufferers as compared to non-continuous and recurrent low back pain sufferers were documented to have greater EMG activity in erector spinae and multifidus muscles in extension. (3) Your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn takes great care in addressing these variations.
BACK PAIN AND BACK MUSCLES: STABILITY
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn also notes back pain and muscle response on spinal stability. Researchers explained that chronic low back pain weakens spinal stability of its sufferers. In examining the activation patterns of the latissimus dorsi, gluteus maximus, and upward scapular rotation muscles of chronic LBP patients, researchers discovered a significant increase in upward scapular rotation in all shoulder abduction positions on both sides. The left side was more affected than the right. Further, they found greater latissimus dorsi muscle activities and reduced gluteus maximus activities in chronic low back pain. (4) Spinal manipulation is described as stimulating transient physiological responses of which paraspinal muscle activity and muscle spindle responses are included. (5) Your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor will carefully note these responses when treating your spine as well as in setting exercises to address weaknesses.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Paulette Hugulet on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. She describes her implementation of spinal manipulation, namely the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management, for a 77-year-old patient to reduce pain and improve muscle strength and function.
