Exercise for Toronto 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 quite cool! Everything is connected…and also affected when there’s pain. Your Toronto chiropractor knows well the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre mix to help you control the pain so that you can return to your daily activities.
THE ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE
Do you know where the iliopsoas muscle is? Know its function? 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 appear to come from the hip which makes it difficult to determine whether it is the source of pain or not, but your Toronto 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 Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre can help clarify the involvement of the iliopsoas and set up a treatment plan to treat it and its associated pain, like Toronto 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. 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 found 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 connects 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 beneficial. 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 involved, we can review an exercise to help the situation 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 shares the treatment of chronic back pain with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Toronto chiropractic appointment today. If we discover that the iliopsoas is part of your back pain issue, we’ll connect and manage it!
