Exercise for Carrolltown 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 – attaches the spine with the lower extremities. Anatomy is quite remarkable! Everything is connected…and also affected when there is pain. Your Carrolltown chiropractor knows well the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Gormish Chiropractic & 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 really a deep muscle group composed of the psoas major, psoas minor, and iliacus muscles. The iliopsoas muscle group links the spine to the lower extremities. Its pain may seem like it’s hip pain which makes it difficult to figure out whether it is the source of pain or not, but your Carrolltown chiropractor has a few special ways to see what’s what! Being the main hip flexor, a properly functioning iliopsoas is important. If it is tight or painful or hurt, there are treatments and exercises to help. (1) Your chiropractor at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation can help verify the involvement of the iliopsoas and set up a treatment plan to treat it and its affiliated pain, like Carrolltown back pain.
THE ILIOPSOAS AND BACK PAIN
When suffering with back pain, sufferers want to try most anything to help! Chiropractic care helps, particularly 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. An extensively used exercise method is the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) system. Chronic low back pain has been shown 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 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 culprit for which PNF is useful. Compared to another popular stretching technique, muscle energy technique, PNF was superior though both were remarkably effective for loosening the tight iliopsoas. (3) If the iliopsoas is involved, we can go over 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 Carrolltown chiropractic appointment now. If we discover that the iliopsoas is part of your back pain problem, we will connect and handle it!
