Exercise for Minster Back Pain Linked to the Iliopsoas Muscle
Ever think of your body in two parts: the upper and lower? An interesting part – the iliopsoas muscle group – attaches the spine with the lower extremities. Anatomy is really remarkable! Everything is connected…and also impacted when there is pain. Your Minster chiropractor knows well the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Minster Chiropractic Center mix to help you control the pain and get back 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 may. The iliopsoas is actually a deep muscle group made up of the psoas major, psoas minor, and iliacus muscles. The iliopsoas muscle group connects the spine to the lower extremities. Its pain may seem like it’s hip pain which makes it hard to figure out whether it is the source of pain or not, but your Minster chiropractor has a few special tests to see what’s what! Being the main hip flexor, a properly functioning iliopsoas is important. If it’s tight or painful or hurt, there are treatments and exercises to help. (1) Your chiropractor at Minster Chiropractic Center can help determine the involvement of the iliopsoas and establish a treatment plan to treat it and its associated pain, like Minster back pain.
THE ILIOPSOAS AND BACK PAIN
When suffering with back pain, sufferers are often willing to try most anything to help! Chiropractic care helps, particularly the gentle Cox® Technic form of spinal manipulation which is a piece 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 found 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 links the spine to 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 proved superior though both were remarkably effective for loosening the tight iliopsoas. (3) If the iliopsoas is entangled, we can review an exercise that can help at your next visit.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Nike Taylor on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes the treatment of chronic back pain with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Minster chiropractic appointment soon. If we discover that the iliopsoas is part of your back pain issue, we will connect and manage it!
