Minster Spine Stability Helped by Breathing and Diaphragm Training
Spinal stability is the base for spine movement. Spinal stability safeguards the structures of the nervous system, the spinal cord, and spinal nerve roots. Minster Chiropractic Center assesses spinal stability in all our Minster back pain patients as part of our chiropractic service. Spinal stability relies on strong, stable musculature to perform its job. New research is indicating that the role of the diaphragm and breathing is to support spinal stability.
SPINAL STABILITY
All the numerous parts of the spine play a part in spinal stability, even the smallest spinal motion segment’s vertebra (the bony part of the spine). Bones, discs, and ligaments in the spine provide all types of coupled motions of the spine and transfer proprioceptive impulses to the central nervous system which coordinates muscle tone, movement, and reflexes. If any of the spinal structures are hurt or otherwise in peril – like a degenerated disc – spinal instability is feasible. (1) That’s where your Minster chiropractor comes onto the scene with chiropractic spinal manipulation and an effective treatment plan incorporating exercise.
BREATHING TRAINING IN SPINAL STABILITY
Chiropractic care at Minster Chiropractic Center addresses spinal stability with some common exercise suggestions and looks at the use of newer exercise methods like breathing that appear promising. Maximal abdominal contraction maneuver compared with maximal expiration exercise resulted in better increased spinal stability. As a breathing exercise to increase spinal joint stability, it had a beneficial 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 patients. (3) Minster back pain patients will value how something they do every day – performed with just a little more thought - may ease their back pain!
DIAPHRAGM TRAINING IN SPINAL STABILITY
Certainly, breathing and the diaphragm are intimately connected, and both offer some hope in fixing spinal stability issues. Minster Chiropractic Center found some new studies on how diaphragm training manages spinal stability. In a study of rehabilitating athletes with nonspecific low back pain, inserting diaphragm training (breathing) to electrical stimulation therapy was beneficial in improving function, stability, pain, and balance. (4) Diaphragm training significantly reduced 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 managing Minster 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.
Schedule your Minster chiropractic appointment now. Breathing and diaphragm training go a long way in keeping the spine stable, easing Minster back pain, and keeping the foundation of spinal movement intact.
