Ever think of your body in two parts: the upper and lower? A remarkable
part – the iliopsoas muscle group – connects the spine with the
lower extremities. Anatomy is quite remarkable!
Everything is connected…and also impacted when there’s
pain. Your Largo chiropractor knows well the
anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic
services at Hollstrom & Associates Inc 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 might. The iliopsoas is really
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 hard to
figure out whether it is the source of pain or not, but your
Largo chiropractor has a few special tests to figure that out! Being the main hip flexor, a properly functioning
iliopsoas is essential. If it is tight or painful or
injured, treatments and exercises may help. (1) Your chiropractor at Hollstrom & Associates Inc can help verify
the involvement of the iliopsoas and establish a treatment plan to
treat it and its associated pain, like Largo 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, particularly
the gentle Cox® Technic form of spinal manipulation which is part
of a larger system of spinal pain management that incorporates
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 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 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 Hollstrom & Associates Inc
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 Largo chiropractic
appointment today. If we discover that the iliopsoas is part of your back pain problem, we’ll connect
and manage it!
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