Vancouver Back Pain Benefits from Hamstring Stretching and Flexibility
Knees, hips, spine and hamstrings are all connected. When one is weak the others have to pick up the slack. For Vancouver back pain patients wanting to relieve and prevent back pain, it’s extra critical to be certain to strengthen everything. Beginning with the hamstrings is a great place as their strength and flexibility is tied to all the rest.
BENEFITS OF HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY
Bending over to pick up something off the ground is no easy task. Chiropractors warn about the bending, lifting and twisting motions! Bending involves hamstring, knee, hip, and spine participation. They each need to be independently in terrific shape. They need to work together efficiently. New research stated how hamstring stretching exercises significantly compounded the range of motion of active knee extension. Additionally, hip flexion was significantly increased by hamstring stretching while lumbar flexion and lumbar spine/hip flexion ratio dropped while doing recurring stoop lifting or daily activities. (1) Having flexible hamstrings and hip flexors protect the spine while flexing which is helpful to Vancouver back pain sufferers.
HOW BEST TO STRETCH HAMSTRINGS
What is the best way to stretch hamstrings and hip flexors? In healthy young adults, static stretching was shown in one study to be effective in improving hamstring flexibility. (2) Static and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching are both effective at enhancing hip flexion range of motion. (3) To Vancouver Disc Centers, doing it in the proper way is key. Stretching is always key. Also, the goals of hamstring stretching are to lengthen the hamstring muscle as well as its lumbar flexion range of motion. Seated and standing hamstring stretching with knee extension are equally effective to attain this goal. (4) Hip flexibility after exercise interventions with stretching and/or core endurance resulted in enhanced hip range of motion and lumbar rotation range of motion during hip extension. (5) Notice how everything is linked? Vancouver Disc Centers does!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Jasmine Hornberger on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes a patient with spinal stenosis that instigates not only spine pain but hip pain and groin pain,too. She utilized The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management protocols to deliver a pain-relieving treatment plan.
Schedule your next Vancouver chiropractic appointment with Vancouver Disc Centers. We’ll help you find a path to flexible, lengthened hamstrings that supports the knee, hip, and spine so you can pick up anything off the ground that you need.
