Exercise for Pensacola 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 – attaches the spine with the lower extremities. Anatomy is quite cool! Everything is connected…and also impacted when there is pain. Your Pensacola chiropractor is well aware of the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center 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 what it does? If you suffer with 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 appear to come from the hip which makes it difficult to figure out whether it is the source of pain or not, but your Pensacola 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, there are treatments and exercises to help. (1) Your chiropractor at Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center can help verify the involvement of the iliopsoas and establish a treatment plan to treat it and its affiliated pain, like Pensacola 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 part of a larger system of spinal pain management that features nutrition and exercise, too. An extensively used exercise routine 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 enhancing waist function. It was also found to help pulmonary function! (2) Remember how everything is connected and the iliopsoas links 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 source for which PNF is useful. Compared to another popular stretching technique, muscle energy technique, PNF showed itself superior though both were remarkably effective for loosening the tight iliopsoas. (3) If the iliopsoas is involved, we can go over an exercise to help the situation at your next appointment.

CONTACT Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center

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