Exercise for La Grande Back Pain Linked to the Iliopsoas Muscle
Ever think of your body in two parts: the upper and lower? 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’s pain. Your La Grande chiropractor is well aware of the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC combine 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 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 hard to determine whether it is the source of pain or not, but your La Grande chiropractor has a few special ways to figure that out! Being the main hip flexor, a well-functioning iliopsoas is essential. If it’s tight or painful or injured, there are treatments and exercises to help. (1) Your chiropractor at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC can help clarify the involvement of the iliopsoas and establish a treatment plan to treat it and its affiliated pain, like La Grande 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 a piece 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 uncovered that PNF was more beneficial in relieving pain and improving 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 was superior though both were remarkably effective for loosening the tight iliopsoas. (3) If the iliopsoas is involved, we can go over 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 shares the treatment of chronic back pain with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your La Grande chiropractic appointment today. If we discover that the iliopsoas is part of your back pain issue, we’ll connect and handle it!
