Lower Back Pain Solution – Can Chiropractic Help Me?

Lower back pain is one of the most common reasons patients present to a chiropractic physicians.  There are many causes of lower back pain:

The above 3 causes of back pain account for 95% of the back pain patients suffer.  We have discussed those causes in previous blog posts and you can read them by clicking on the links above.  For this post, I would like to focus on muscle related back pain.  In particular, I would like to focus on a muscle called the psoas, or better known by most as the hip flexor.  This can be a common source of back pain, especially in cases of chronic lower back pain.  Or, if you have had an MRI of your lower back and everything in your lower back looks fine but you still have ongoing lower back pain and are still searching for a lower back pain solution.

The psoas (hip flexor) muscle actually attaches from your lumbar spine (lower back) to your femur, which is a bone that makes up your hip joint.  This muscle is what allows you to flex your hip upward and thus plays a major role in walking and running.  If this muscle becomes tight over time it will commonly cause lower back pain.  Generally, the hip flexor may be the source of your lower back pain if the pain is mainly located on one side of your lower back.  In most cases, the hip flexor is too tight on the painful side of your lower back.  This muscle is commonly overlooked and under evaluated in causes of lower back pain, especially chronic cases of lower back pain and negative MRI findings as mentioned above.

The hip flexor muscle needs to be worked out to reduce the muscle spasm.  By reducing muscle spasm it will release stress off the lower back improving your lower back pain.  The take home message is that if you are wanting a lower back pain solution then you need to have your hip flexor evaluated and potentially treated.  When the hip flexor is relaxed then the chiropractic adjustments are more effective and further assist in helping the hip flexor settle down and relax.  It could be the key factor in your lower back pain solution and relief.

If you are seeking lower back pain solution, please call our office today at 651-779-5998.  As a member of ChiroTrust our office focuses on getting patients out of pain and out of our office as quick as possible.  We focus on short term chiropractic relief care and take our recommendations one visit at a time.  If you are in pain, we will see you today.  Call 651-779-5998 today for pain relief. Our  office serves many patients in Roseville, MN, Saint Paul, MN, Falcon Heights, MN, Arden Hills, MN, and Shoreview, MN.