Exercise for San Jose Back Pain Linked to the Iliopsoas Muscle

Ever think of your body in terms of the upper part and lower part? An interesting part – the iliopsoas muscle group – attaches the spine with the lower extremities. Anatomy is quite remarkable! Everything is connected…and also impacted when there’s pain. Your San Jose chiropractor knows well the anatomy of back pain and all the affected, connected parts. The chiropractic services at Chiropractic Solutions 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 have 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 connects the spine to the lower extremities. Its pain may seem like it comes from the hip which makes it hard to determine whether it is the source of pain or not, but your San Jose chiropractor has a few special ways 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 Chiropractic Solutions can help clarify the involvement of the iliopsoas and establish a treatment plan to treat it and its associated pain, like San Jose 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, especially the gentle Cox® Technic form of spinal manipulation which is a piece of a larger system of spinal pain management that integrates nutrition and exercise, too. A widely 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 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 culprit for which PNF is beneficial. 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 entangled, we can review an exercise to help the situation at your next visit.

CONTACT Chiropractic Solutions

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr.  Nike Taylor on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she shares the treatment of chronic back pain with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

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