Fort Wayne Spine Stability Helped by Breathing and Diaphragm Training
Spinal stability is the foundation for spine movement. Spinal stability protects the nervous system structures, the spinal cord, and spinal nerve roots. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc evaluates spinal stability in all our Fort Wayne back pain patients as part of our chiropractic service. Spinal stability depends on strong, stable musculature to perform its job. New research is pointing to the role of the diaphragm and breathing in supporting spinal stability.
SPINAL STABILITY
All the numerous parts of the spine figure into spinal stability, even the smallest spinal motion segment’s vertebra (the bony part of the spine). Ligaments, bones, and discs in the spine contribute to all sorts of coupled motions of the spine and conduct proprioceptive impulses to the central nervous system which manages muscle tone, movement, and reflexes. If any of the spinal structures are hurt or otherwise at risk – like a degenerated disc – spinal instability is possible. (1) That’s where your Fort Wayne chiropractor comes onto the scene with chiropractic spinal manipulation and an effective treatment plan including exercise.
BREATHING TRAINING IN SPINAL STABILITY
Chiropractic care at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc addresses spinal stability with some typical exercise recommendations and explores the use of newer exercise methods like breathing that are showing some promise. Maximal abdominal contraction maneuver compared with maximal expiration exercise resulted in better increased spinal stability. As a breathing exercise to increase spinal joint stability, it had a beneficial effect on improving co-contraction and spine stability as shown by significantly greater muscle thickness of the transverse abdominis and rectus abdominis. (2) Forced breathing exercise therapy enhanced trunk stability and activities of daily living in chronic low back pain patients. (3) Fort Wayne back pain patients will appreciate how something they do every day – performed with just a little more thought - may help them with their back pain!
DIAPHRAGM TRAINING IN SPINAL STABILITY
Certainly, breathing and the diaphragm are intimately coupled, and both offer some hope in tackling spinal stability issues. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc found some new studies on how diaphragm training manages spinal stability. In a study of rehabilitating athletes with nonspecific low back pain, adding diaphragm training (breathing) to electrical stimulation therapy was helped improve function, stability, pain, and balance. (4) Diaphragm training significantly decreased the severity of pain and also altered the thickness of active stabilizers - transversus abdominis, lumbar multifidus muscle - in the lumbar spine. (5) Strong, thick spinal stabilizers are good in managing Fort Wayne back pain.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Lee Hazen and Cheri Hazen RN, ICHC, FNLP, LE, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as they share their combined treatment approach of breathing training and the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management helped a patient realize back pain relief.
Make your Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment soon. Breathing and diaphragm training go a long way in keeping the spine stable, decreasing Fort Wayne back pain, and maintaining the foundation of spinal movement intact.
