Manahawkin Back Pain Benefits from Hamstring Stretching and Flexibility
Hips and knees and hamstrings and spines are all connected. When one has an issue the others have to compensate for this. For Manahawkin back pain patients who want relief of their back pain, it is even more important to be certain to strengthen everything. Starting with the hamstrings is appropriate as their strength and flexibility is linked to all the rest.
BENEFITS OF HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY
Bending over to retrieve something off the floor is no easy task. Chiropractors warn about the bending, lifting and twisting motions! Bending requires hamstring, knee, hip, and spine participation. They each must be independently in terrific shape. They must work together like clockwork. New research stated how hamstring stretching exercises significantly increased 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 during recurring stoop lifting or daily activities. (1) Having flexible hamstrings and hip flexors protect the spine while flexing which is helpful to Manahawkin back pain sufferers.
HOW BEST TO STRETCH HAMSTRINGS
How best to stretch hamstrings and hip flexors? In healthy young adults, static stretching was found in one study to be successful in improving hamstring flexibility. (2) Static and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching are both effective at increasing hip flexion range of motion. (3) To Manahawkin Chiropractic Center, doing it in the proper way is important. Stretching is always key. Also, the goals of hamstring stretching are to lengthen the hamstring muscle and as its lumbar flexion range of motion. Seated and standing hamstring stretching with knee extension are similarly effective for this goal. (4) Hip flexibility after exercise interventions with stretching and/or core endurance both produced increased hip range of motion and lumbar rotation range of motion during hip extension. (5) Notice how it all is connected? Manahawkin Chiropractic Center does!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Jasmine Hornberger on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she presents a patient with spinal stenosis that brings on not only spine pain but hip pain and groin pain,too. She utilized The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management protocols to help this back pain patient find relief.
Schedule your next Manahawkin chiropractic visit with Manahawkin Chiropractic Center. We will help you discover a path to flexible, lengthened hamstrings that supports the knee, hip, and spine so you can pick up anything off the floor that you need.
