Exercise for Elgin Back Pain Linked to the Iliopsoas Muscle
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 cool! Everything is connected…and also impacted when there’s pain. Your Elgin chiropractor knows well the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Connected Chiropractic combine 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 may. The iliopsoas is actually 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 seem like it’s hip pain which makes it difficult to figure out whether it is the source of pain or not, but your Elgin chiropractor has a few special tests to figure that out! Being the main hip flexor, a well-functioning iliopsoas is important. If it is tight or painful or injured, treatments and exercises may help. (1) Your chiropractor at Connected Chiropractic can help clarify the involvement of the iliopsoas and establish a treatment plan to treat it and its affiliated pain, like Elgin back pain.
THE ILIOPSOAS AND BACK PAIN
When dealing with back pain, sufferers are often willing to try most anything to help! Chiropractic care helps, especially the gentle Cox® Technic form of spinal manipulation which is part of a larger system of spinal pain management that integrates nutrition and exercise, too. An extensively used exercise method 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 revealed 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 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 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 review an exercise to help the situation at your next visit.
CONTACT Connected Chiropractic
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 Elgin chiropractic appointment soon. If we discover that the iliopsoas is contributing to your back pain issue, we will connect and manage it!
