Exercise for Williamson 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 Williamson chiropractor is well aware of the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Apple Country Chiropractic combine 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 what it does? If you have back pain, you may. The iliopsoas is actually 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 seem like it’s hip pain which makes it hard to figure out whether it is the source of pain or not, but your Williamson 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, treatments and exercises may help. (1) Your chiropractor at Apple Country Chiropractic can help verify the involvement of the iliopsoas and set up a treatment plan to treat it and its affiliated pain, like Williamson 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 documented 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 proved 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 visit.

CONTACT Apple Country 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.

Schedule your Williamson chiropractic appointment now. If we discover that the iliopsoas is contributing to your back pain issue, we’ll connect and manage it!