03/09/2023
💪LETS GET TO THE CORE OF IT💪
Your core muscles, are the main stabilisers of your trunk. When performing any activity, your core must activate to help prevent injury to your back and surrounding structures.
It is so important to the structure and function of our body that it is comprised of 4 main muscle groups including:
-abdominal muscles (front/sides)
-paraspinal and gluteal muscles (back)
-diaphragm (roof)
-pelvic floor muscles (base)
How does this relate to chiropractic?🧠
When working properly, our brains are accurately able to tell our deep core muscles to activate so that our backs are protected from the forces we may put onto it. If not engaged properly, or if we are in pain, there can be a delay in the information sent from the brain, meaning that the large superficial muscles of our spine has to take over. This creates uneven loading into our spines, which often leads to injury.🚨
As chiropractors, we are trained to analyse whether the muscles within your body are firing properly, and if not, to encourage them to do so with adjustments, or with utilising certain exercises.
