Exercise for McHenry 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 cool! Everything is connected…and also impacted when there’s pain. Your McHenry chiropractor knows well the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic mix to help you control the pain so that you can return to your daily activities.
THE ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE
Can you locate your iliopsoas muscle? Know what it does? If you suffer with 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 appear to come from the hip which makes it hard to determine whether it is the source of pain or not, but your McHenry chiropractor has a few special tests to see what’s what! Being the main hip flexor, a properly functioning iliopsoas is essential. If it’s tight or painful or injured, treatments and exercises may help. (1) Your chiropractor at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic can help verify the involvement of the iliopsoas and establish a treatment plan to treat it and its affiliated pain, like McHenry 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. A widely 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 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 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 proved superior though both were remarkably effective for loosening the tight iliopsoas. (3) If the iliopsoas is entangled, we can go over 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 shares the treatment of chronic back pain with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your McHenry chiropractic appointment today. If we discover that the iliopsoas is part of your back pain problem, we’ll connect and manage it!
