Exercise for Burlington and Hamilton Back Pain Linked to the Iliopsoas Muscle

Ever think of your body in two parts: the upper and lower? An interesting part – the iliopsoas muscle group – attaches the spine with the lower extremities. Anatomy is really remarkable! Everything is connected…and also impacted when there’s pain. Your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractor is well aware of the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Spinal Care Clinic combine to help you control the pain and get back to your daily activities.

THE ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE

Can you locate your iliopsoas muscle? 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 hard to determine whether it is the source of pain or not, but your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractor has a few special tests to see what’s what! Being the main hip flexor, a properly functioning iliopsoas is essential. If it’s tight or painful or injured, treatments and exercises may help. (1) Your chiropractor at Spinal Care Clinic can help clarify the involvement of the iliopsoas and set up a treatment plan to treat it and its affiliated pain, like Burlington and Hamilton 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, particularly 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. An extensively used exercise routine 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 found 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 links 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 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 appointment.

CONTACT Spinal Care Clinic

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 Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic appointment soon. If we discover that the iliopsoas is contributing to your back pain issue, we will connect and manage it!