Ever think of your body in
terms of the upper part and lower part? A remarkable
part – the iliopsoas muscle group – connects the spine with the
lower extremities. Anatomy is really remarkable!
Everything is connected…and also affected when there is
pain. Your Plainville chiropractor knows well the
anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic
services at Layden Chiropractic mix 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 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 connects the spine to
the lower extremities. Its pain may seem like it
comes from the hip which makes it difficult to
determine whether it is the source of pain or not, but your
Plainville chiropractor has a few special ways to figure that out! Being the main hip flexor, a well-functioning
iliopsoas is important. If it is tight or painful or
injured, there are treatments and exercises
to help. (1) Your chiropractor at Layden Chiropractic can help verify
the involvement of the iliopsoas and establish a treatment plan to
treat it and its affiliated pain, like Plainville back pain.
THE ILIOPSOAS AND BACK PAIN
When suffering with back pain, sufferers want to try most anything to help! Chiropractic care helps, especially
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. 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 uncovered that PNF was more beneficial
in relieving pain and enhancing 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 culprit 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 review an
exercise that can help at your next appointment.
CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
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.
Make your Plainville chiropractic
appointment today. If we discover that the iliopsoas is part of your back pain issue, we’ll connect
and handle it!
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