Exercise for New York City 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 – connects the spine with the lower extremities. Anatomy is quite remarkable! Everything is connected…and also impacted when there is pain. Your New York City chiropractor is well aware of the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Rosenberg Wellness Center combine to help you control the pain and get back to your daily activities.
THE ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE
Can you locate your iliopsoas muscle? Know its function? 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 connects the spine to the lower extremities. Its pain may appear to come from the hip which makes it difficult to determine whether it is the source of pain or not, but your New York City chiropractor has a few special tests to figure that out! Being the main hip flexor, a properly functioning iliopsoas is important. If it is tight or painful or injured, treatments and exercises may help. (1) Your chiropractor at Rosenberg Wellness Center can help verify the involvement of the iliopsoas and set up a treatment plan to treat it and its associated pain, like New York City 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 incorporates nutrition and exercise, too. An extensively used exercise method 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 enhancing waist function. It was also found to help pulmonary function! (2) Remember how everything is connected and the iliopsoas connects 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 was superior though both were remarkably effective for loosening the tight iliopsoas. (3) If the iliopsoas is entangled, we can review an exercise to help the situation 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.
Make your New York City chiropractic appointment today. If we discover that the iliopsoas is part of your back pain issue, we’ll connect and handle it!
