Exercise for Fernandina Beach Back Pain Linked to the Iliopsoas Muscle
Ever think of your body in terms of the upper part and lower part? An interesting part – the iliopsoas muscle group – attaches the spine with the lower extremities. Anatomy is quite remarkable! Everything is connected…and also impacted when there is pain. Your Fernandina Beach chiropractor knows well the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic combine 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 its function? If you have back pain, you may. The iliopsoas is really 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 appear to come from the hip which makes it hard to determine whether it is the source of pain or not, but your Fernandina Beach chiropractor has a few special tests to figure that out! Being the main hip flexor, a properly functioning iliopsoas is essential. If it’s tight or painful or hurt, there are treatments and exercises to help. (1) Your chiropractor at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic can help determine the involvement of the iliopsoas and set up a treatment plan to treat it and its associated pain, like Fernandina Beach 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 features nutrition and exercise, too. An extensively 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 enhancing waist function. It was also found 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 beneficial. 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 Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment today. If we discover that the iliopsoas is contributing to your back pain issue, we will connect and handle it!
