Paraspinal muscles? Where are they? These muscles
align the spine. They hold up the spine and allow
it to move. And their health counts. Their health contributes to your posture, your back pain condition, and your ability
to move your spine as you need and want. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic proposes
exercises as part of the chiropractic treatment plan to strengthen and maintain the strength of these important
paraspinal muscles in the control of McHenry back pain and relief of
back pain.
HOW DOES EXERCISE HELP PARASPINAL MUSCLES IN BACK PAIN?
The paraspinal muscles of the back are the action muscles of the spine. They surround
your whole spine. They reposition your spine. Also known as the erector spinae, paraspinal muscles allow you to
lean, bend, twist, and arch your back. Their ability to do what
they do is linked to the health of their neighboring
tissues. A recent study documented that damage to the spine’s
vertebral bones’ endplates plays a role in chronic low back pain. Endplate damage and chronic low back pain patients’
symptoms are described as depending on paraspinal
muscle quality. Attempts to strengthen the paraspinal muscles can
be beneficial. (1) Sometimes finding the
right exercise for you is key.
EXERCISE CAN HELP PARASPINAL MUSCLES FOR MOST McHenry
BACK PAIN SUFFERERS
Exercise
is recommended to address two issues affecting McHenry low back pain:
fatty infiltration of muscles and muscle weakness. In another new
study, high-intensity exercise didn’t change these
two issues for all participants. However, for
those who did display improvement in fat content and weakness,
functional improvement followed. (2) At least most of us
can exercise to help our backs’ paraspinal muscles. Astronauts can’t! Their
paraspinal and quadratus lumborum muscles were still poor 2 to 4 years
after their space flight. Researchers reason
that these changes added to the back pain astronauts experience. (3) McHenry does not
have many astronauts in its population, so OrthoIllinois Chiropractic will help you determine the proper form of exercise – be it high
intensity or other type of exercise – for your best improvement
of McHenry back pain.
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Hamisi Kote Ali on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson who presents how
treatment of paraspinal muscles via fascia manipulation goes hand-in-hand
with spinal manipulation treatment utilizing gentle Cox® Technic to
manage spine-related pain.
Schedule a McHenry chiropractic appointment with
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic today. Together, we will establish the
strength or lack thereof of your paraspinal muscles, your erector spinae
muscles, and plan the specific
exercises to strengthen them for your spine’s optimal
alignment and movement.
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