Exercise for Fort Wayne 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’s pain. Your Fort Wayne chiropractor is well aware of the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic 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 suffer with 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 figure out whether it is the source of pain or not, but your Fort Wayne chiropractor has a few special tests to figure that out! Being the main hip flexor, a well-functioning iliopsoas is essential. If it is tight or painful or hurt, treatments and exercises may help. (1) Your chiropractor at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic can help verify the involvement of the iliopsoas and establish a treatment plan to treat it and its associated pain, like Fort Wayne 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 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 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 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 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 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 Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment now. If we discover that the iliopsoas is part of your back pain issue, we’ll connect and manage it!
