Exercise for Richmond 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 – connects the spine with the lower extremities. Anatomy is quite remarkable! Everything is connected…and also affected when there’s pain. Your Richmond chiropractor is well aware of the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Johnson Chiropractic 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 its function? If you suffer with back pain, you may. The iliopsoas is really a deep muscle group composed 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 difficult to figure out whether it is the source of pain or not, but your Richmond chiropractor has a few special tests 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 Johnson Chiropractic can help clarify the involvement of the iliopsoas and establish a treatment plan to treat it and its associated pain, like Richmond back pain.
THE ILIOPSOAS AND BACK PAIN
When dealing 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 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 revealed 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 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 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 appointment.
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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.
Schedule your Richmond chiropractic appointment today. If we discover that the iliopsoas is contributing to your back pain problem, we will connect and handle it!
