BACKGROUND CONTEXT Previous studies have proposed that there is a relationship
between low back pain (LBP) and morphology and composition of paraspinal muscles …

Purpose Paraspinal muscle imaging is of growing interest related to improved phenotyping,
prognosis, and treatment of common spinal disorders. We reviewed issues related to …

Background Restorative neurostimulation is a rehabilitative treatment for patients with
refractory chronic low back pain (CLBP) associated with dysfunction of the lumbar multifidus …

Background Impaired neuromuscular control and degeneration of the multifidus muscle
have been linked to the development of refractory chronic low back pain (CLBP). An …

Background Low back pain (LBP) is associated with lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) and
fatty infiltration of paraspinal muscles. However, there are some controversies about the …

Chronic low back pain can be caused by impaired control and degeneration of the multifidus
muscles and consequent functional instability of the lumbar spine. Available treatment …

Objective Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is multifactorial in nature, with recent research
highlighting the role of multifidus dysfunction in a subset of nonspecific CLBP. This review …

Low back pain disorders affect more than 80% of adults in their lifetime and are the leading
cause of global disability. The muscles attaching to the spine (ie, paraspinal muscles) are …

Throughout the body, muscle structure and function can be interrogated using a variety of
noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods. Recently, intravoxel incoherent …

Background Spinal disorders affect millions of people worldwide, and can cause significant
disability and pain. The paraspinal muscles, located on either side of the spinal column, play …