Exercise for Williamson Back Pain Linked to the Iliopsoas Muscle

Ever think of your body in terms of the upper part and lower part? An interesting part – the iliopsoas muscle group – attaches the spine with the lower extremities. Anatomy is really cool! Everything is connected…and also affected when there is 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 mix 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 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 Williamson chiropractor has a few special ways to see what’s what! Being the main hip flexor, a properly functioning iliopsoas is important. If it is tight or painful or hurt, there are treatments and exercises to help. (1) Your chiropractor at Apple Country Chiropractic can help determine the involvement of the iliopsoas and establish a treatment plan to treat it and its associated pain, like Williamson back pain.

THE ILIOPSOAS AND BACK PAIN

When suffering 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 a piece of a larger system of spinal pain management that incorporates nutrition and exercise, too. A widely 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 uncovered 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 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 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.

Make your Williamson chiropractic appointment soon. If we discover that the iliopsoas is part of your back pain issue, we will connect and handle it!