Exercise for Tonawanda Back Pain Linked to the Iliopsoas Muscle
Ever think of your body in two parts: the upper and lower? A remarkable part – the iliopsoas muscle group – connects the spine with the lower extremities. Anatomy is really cool! Everything is connected…and also impacted when there’s pain. Your Tonawanda chiropractor knows well the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation mix to help you control the pain so that you can return to your daily activities.
THE ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE
Do you know where the iliopsoas muscle is? Know what it does? If you have back pain, you might. The iliopsoas is actually a deep muscle group made up of the psoas major, psoas minor, and iliacus muscles. The iliopsoas muscle group links the spine to the lower extremities. Its pain may appear to come from the hip which makes it difficult to determine whether it is the source of pain or not, but your Tonawanda chiropractor has a few special ways to see what’s what! Being the main hip flexor, a well-functioning iliopsoas is important. If it’s tight or painful or injured, treatments and exercises may help. (1) Your chiropractor at Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation can help verify the involvement of the iliopsoas and establish a treatment plan to treat it and its associated pain, like Tonawanda back pain.
THE ILIOPSOAS AND BACK PAIN
When dealing with back pain, sufferers want to try most anything to help! Chiropractic care helps, especially the gentle Cox® Technic form of spinal manipulation which is part of a larger system of spinal pain management that integrates nutrition and exercise, too. A widely used exercise routine is the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) system. Chronic low back pain has been documented to benefit from it. A meta-analysis of 12 studies and 410 participants uncovered that PNF was more beneficial in relieving pain and improving waist function. It was also observed to help pulmonary function! (2) Remember how everything is connected and the iliopsoas connects the spine with the lower extremities? One mechanical factor that back pain sufferers share is often altered pelvic tilting. A tight iliopsoas muscle is often the source for which PNF is useful. Compared to another popular stretching technique, muscle energy technique, PNF showed itself superior though both were remarkably effective for loosening the tight iliopsoas. (3) If the iliopsoas is involved, we can review an exercise that can help at your next visit.
CONTACT Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Nike Taylor on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she shares the treatment of chronic back pain with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Tonawanda chiropractic appointment now. If we discover that the iliopsoas is contributing to your back pain problem, we will connect and manage it!
