Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers Knows Well the Spine and Its Connections
Nerves. Discs. Muscles. The spine connects them all! And back pain is a complex condition often involving all these elements. Your Baton Rouge chiropractor at Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers appreciates all of these spinal elements. Your Baton Rouge chiropractor pays great attention to each of these spinal parts. Your Baton Rouge chiropractor relieves Baton Rouge back pain and neck pain related to these spinal elements with gentle chiropractic services and Cox® Technic at Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers.
THE SPINE
It is the body’s support system. The spine unites everything! The spine’s bones – called vertebrae – connect ligaments, muscles and discs to make up this support system. 25 intervertebral discs are between each of the usual 33 vertebrae. Three parts make up each disc – the gel-like, water/collagen-composed nucleus pulposus contained and held in place by the collagenous annulus fibrosus and two endplates on top and bottom that protect and allow nutrients into the nucleus. The disc keeps the spine flexible and strong. (1) Seemingly off-topic but really not as these findings demonstrate just how linked the spine is, more articles surface about the importance of diaphragm training for muscle relaxation like the hamstring muscles. In a new study, this training is reported to increase the thickness of lumbar spine stabilizing muscles, transverse abdominis and lumbar multifidus muscles. (2) Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers is astounded by what diaphragm-focused treatment does for such muscles. It all reflects on how complexly the spine is created and connected! Fascinating! Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers enjoys taking care of Baton Rouge chiropractic patients’ spines every day!
NERVES
Spinal nerves weave their ways throughout the spine, gathering and sending impulses from head to toe. The superior gluteal nerve makes its ways through the lower pelvis by the L4, L5 and S1 nerve roots in the sacral plexus. It supplies nerves to the gluteus medius, gluteus minimum and tensor fasciae latae muscles. If damaged, it usually causes an obviously different walking and standing gait due to the gluteus medius muscle paralysis it triggers. (3) Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers back pain patients understand how sensitive these spinal nerves are and so does Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers.
MUSCLES
The spine depends on muscles to maintain its connections. The psoas muscle passes along both sides of the spinal vertebral column down to the pelvis. It is deep and comes off the lumbar vertebrae, L1-L4, attaching to much more - the less trochanter of the femur, iliopsoas muscle, psoas major muscle, inconsistent psoas minor muscle, iliac fascia, iliacus muscle, and inguinal ligament – influencing postural function and influencing mood and stress disorders as a reason for low back pain. (4) The quadratus lumborum muscle is central to stability. Its deep, posterior, lateral and interior location around the spine often brings into question its contributing role in back pain. It is an essential part of the thoracolumbar fascia muscle system as it surrounds the iliac crest, the transverse processes of lumbar spine’s vertebrae and 12th rib. (5) The external oblique muscle is central to balance, preserving the center of gravity, and stability. Notably, in a research study of women with chronic low back pain, stability exercises and balance exercises involving the external oblique muscle increased erector spinae muscle activity and decreased pain and disability. (6) That’s why Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers routinely recommends exercise to Baton Rouge back pain patients as part of the chiropractic treatment plan. Do not worry! Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers makes sure these are easy and effective for you!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Lonny Skjervheim on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about chiropractic treatment of low back pain with leg pain together using Cox® Technic spinal manipulation.
