Exercise for Manchester 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 Manchester chiropractor knows well the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries combine 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 its function? 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 seem like it comes from the hip which makes it hard to figure out whether it is the source of pain or not, but your Manchester chiropractor has a few special ways to figure that out! Being the main hip flexor, a properly functioning iliopsoas is important. If it’s tight or painful or injured, treatments and exercises may help. (1) Your chiropractor at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries can help verify the involvement of the iliopsoas and set up a treatment plan to treat it and its affiliated pain, like Manchester back pain.

THE ILIOPSOAS AND BACK PAIN

When dealing 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 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 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 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 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 review an exercise that can help at your next appointment.

CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries

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 Manchester chiropractic appointment soon. If we discover that the iliopsoas is contributing to your back pain problem, we will connect and handle it!