Tonawanda Spine Stability Helped by Breathing and Diaphragm Training
Spinal stability is the basis for spine movement. Spinal stability protects the structures of the nervous system, the spinal cord, and spinal nerve roots. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation assesses spinal stability in all our Tonawanda back pain patients as part of our chiropractic service. Spinal stability depends on strong, stable musculature to do its job. New research is pointing to the role of the diaphragm and breathing in supporting spinal stability.
SPINAL STABILITY
All the assorted parts of the spine contribute to spinal stability, even the slightest spinal motion segment’s vertebra (the bony part of the spine). Bones, discs, and ligaments in the spine provide all sorts of coupled motions of the spine and transfer proprioceptive impulses to the central nervous system which aligns muscle tone, movement, and reflexes. If any of the spinal structures are hurt or otherwise at risk – like a degenerated disc – spinal instability is feasible. (1) That is where your Tonawanda chiropractor comes into play with chiropractic spinal manipulation and a helpful treatment plan including exercise.
BREATHING TRAINING IN SPINAL STABILITY
Chiropractic care at Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation addresses spinal stability with some typical exercise suggestions and explores the use of newer exercise approaches like breathing that appear promising. Maximal abdominal contraction maneuver compared with maximal expiration exercise showed itself better at increasing spinal stability. As a breathing exercise to enhance spinal joint stability, it had a positive effect on improving co-contraction and spine stability as shown by significantly larger muscle thickness of the transverse abdominis and rectus abdominis. (2) Forced breathing exercise therapy enhanced trunk stability and activities of daily living in chronic low back pain sufferers. (3) Tonawanda back pain patients will value how something they do every day – performed with just a bit more intention - may ease their back pain!
DIAPHRAGM TRAINING IN SPINAL STABILITY
Certainly, breathing and the diaphragm are intimately connected, and both offer some hope in addressing spinal stability issues. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation found some new studies on how diaphragm training manages spinal stability. In a study of rehabilitating athletes with nonspecific low back pain, adding diaphragm training (breathing) to electrical stimulation therapy was helped improve function, stability, pain, and balance. (4) Diaphragm training significantly decreased the severity of pain and also altered the thickness of active stabilizers - transversus abdominis, lumbar multifidus muscle - in the lumbar spine. (5) Strong, thick spinal stabilizers are good in combatting Tonawanda back pain.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Lee Hazen and Cheri Hazen RN, ICHC, FNLP, LE, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as they share their combined treatment approach of breathing training and the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management helped a patient realize back pain relief.
Make your Tonawanda chiropractic appointment today. Breathing and diaphragm training go a long way towards keeping the spine stable, easing Tonawanda back pain, and keeping the foundation of spinal movement well conditioned.
