HEALTH & WELLNESS The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body
SERVICES / THERAPIES : • Vestibular Rehabilitation • Sports Injuries • And More! TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH AND BECOME MORE ACTIVE! • Neck & Back Pain/Radiculopathy • Hip, Knee, Ankle & Foot Injuries • Elbow & Shoulder Rehabilitation • Arthritis - Painful Joints • Joint Replacements • Balance Disorders
What are the Core Muscles? When most people think of core muscles, they immediately think of the abdominals. However, the muscles of the core comprises the lower back, hip, pelvis, pelvic floor, and even the diaphragm muscle. The muscles that make up your core are designed to help stabilize your body, support your posture, and allow your skeleton to move appropriately. When any of the muscles within that group become weak, your trunk experiences instability, which makes it difficult for your body to function correctly. The stability of the trunk plays a role in maintaining an upright posture and helping to change positions when sitting, standing, and walking. Core strength is also essential in sports performances, allowing the body to balance and control movements while running, jumping, and sustaining contact.
Have you noticed that your back pain seems to make standing upright more difficult, that you don’t feel as balanced as you once used to? Believe it or not, these are all signs of core muscle weakness. At Restore Physical Therapy, our physical therapist can help you figure out if your core is weak, and more importantly, how to get it strong again! Your core muscles help you do a lot – from sitting, walking, and getting up and down from chairs. If your core muscles are weak, they may be affecting your function and possibly your pain levels. Our team of physical therapists can assess your core and determine if it is affecting your daily activities. With proper guidance, you can learn how to get strong and engage your muscles the way they were designed to move! Contact Restore Physical Therapy today to figure out how we can help you strengthen your core muscles and improve your overall health!
Significant weakness in the core will often lead to compensations and straining different body areas, most commonly the back and neck muscles. As a result, this leads to undesirable consequences, such as poor posture, fatigue, or pain. How Physical Therapy Can Help Our licensed physical therapists will conduct a physical evaluation to determine where the weakness is rooted and what muscles must be strengthened to correct it. Whether you feel pain in your back, neck, shoulders, or legs, we will thoroughly analyze your posture, movement, and strength, to pinpoint precisely what is causing your pain. From there, we will create an individualized treatment plan for you based on your specific needs, aimed at strengthening your core, improving your posture, and alleviating pain.
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