Exercise for McHenry Back Pain Linked to the Iliopsoas Muscle

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 really cool! Everything is connected…and also affected when there’s pain. Your McHenry chiropractor knows well the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic combine to help you control the pain and get back to your daily activities.

THE ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE

Do you know where the iliopsoas muscle is? Know its function? If you have 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’s hip pain which makes it difficult to determine whether it is the source of pain or not, but your McHenry chiropractor has a few special ways to see what’s what! Being the main hip flexor, a well-functioning iliopsoas is essential. If it is tight or painful or hurt, there are treatments and exercises to help. (1) Your chiropractor at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic can help clarify the involvement of the iliopsoas and set up a treatment plan to treat it and its affiliated pain, like McHenry back pain.

THE ILIOPSOAS AND BACK PAIN

When dealing with back pain, sufferers want 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 features nutrition and exercise, too. A widely 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 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 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 entangled, we can review an exercise that can help at your next visit.

CONTACT OrthoIllinois 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 McHenry chiropractic appointment today. If we discover that the iliopsoas is contributing to your back pain issue, we’ll connect and manage it!