Increased intramuscular fatty infiltration without differences in lumbar muscle cross-sectional area during remission of unilateral recurrent low back pain
Manual Therapy , 07/17/2012
D'hooge R et al. – These results show a generalized increase in intramuscular fatty infiltration in lean muscle tissue in the absence of macroscopical signs of muscle degeneration after resolution of low back pain (LBP). These findings reflect a decreased muscle quality, but not quantity, and might indicate a pathophysiological mechanism contributing to recurrence of LBP.
