Core

 

 

Abdominals in the front, paraspinals and gluteals in the back, the diaphragm as the roof, and the pelvic floor and hip girdle musculature as the bottom

 

The core is particularly important in sports because it provides "proximal stability for distal mobility".

* Provide mechanical stability of spine

 

* Increase functional mobility (N-M control)

 

* Decrease pain

 

Spinal stability

 

spinal stability is a prerequisite element that enables movement of the limbs by maintaining the spine upright in postural changes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Innor core TRA, Diaphragm, Pelvic floor musculature, MF

 

TRA

 

The transversus abdominis has large attachments to the middle and posterior layers of the thoracolumbar fascia

 

Thoraco-lumbar fascia, provides a connection between the lower limb and the upper limb

 

Thoraco-lumbar fascia also functions as a proprioceptor, providing feedback about trunk positioning

 

Creating a belt around the abdomen. “hollowing in” of the abdomen creates isolated activation of the transversus abdominis

The transversus abdominis and multifidius habe been shown to contract 30ms before movement of the U/E and 110ms before movement of the L/E in healthy people

 

Theoretically to stabilize the lumbar spine

 

Delayed activation of transversus abdominis in patients with low back pain may be more related to the lack of trunk rotation used in the arm raise by these subjects

 

Re-establishes a normal asymmetrical transversus abdominis action during rotation tasks within a complex muscle synergy rather than correcting a single dysfunctional muscle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Electrical stimulation of the diaphragm increased IAP without abdominal or paraspincal activity

 

IAP produces an extensor moment.

 

IAP may influence intervertebral stiffness directly by tensioning the spine or indirectly by increasing the hoop tension in the abdominal muscles and their fascias.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diaphragm

Contraction of the diaphragm increases intra-abdominal pressure, thus adding to spinal stability.

 

Abnormal position and recruitment of the diaphragm resulted in subsequent reduced intra-abdominal pressure conducive to low back pain

 

 

 

 

 

Pelvic floor musculature

Pelvic floor musculature is co-activated with transversus avdominis contraction

 

people with sacroiliac pain have impaired recruitment of the diaphragm and pelvic floor.

Abdominal muscle activity is a normal response th PF exercise in subjects with no symptoms of PF muscle dysfunction and provide preliminary evidence that specific abdominal exercises activate the PF muscles

 

in healthy subjects, voluntary activity in the abdominal muscles results in increased pelvic floor muscle activity

 

The increase in pelvic floor pressure before the increase in the abdomen pressure indicates that this response is preprogrammed

The diaphragm, pelvic floor and transversus abdominis regulate IAP and provide anterior lumbo-pelvic postural stability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multifidus

Multifidus attachment to the spinous process, the multifidus has a longer lever arm for producing extension than do the erector spinea muscles that attach to the transverse process

 

The most important action of the multifidus is controlling the flexion and anterior shear of the spine during forward bending via its eccentric contraction

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

 

Musculoskeletal Evidence based Treatment

 

co-activation of muscle in spinal column craig 2004

 

kibler et al. sports med 2003

 

Mcgill. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 2001

 

Paul Hodge. Intervertebral Stiffness of the Spine Is Increased byEvoked Contraction of Transversus Abdominis and theDiaphragm:In VivoPorcine Studies

 

Paul W. Hodges. 1.5 Low Back Pain and the Pelvic Floor

 

Jessica Reale, PT Yoga Anatomy: 6 Reasons Why the Diaphragm May Be the Coolest Muscle in the Body

 

faries&greenwood. streng & condit j 2007

 

C. Frank, A. Kobesová, P. Kolář Published 2013 Medicine International journal of sports physical therapy Dynamic neuromuscular stabilization & sports rehabilitation.

 

Sapsford RR, Hodges PW, Richardson CA, Cooper DH, Markwell SJ, Jull GA. Co-activation of the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during voluntary exercises. Neurourol Urodyn. 2001;20(1):31-42. doi: 10.1002/1520-6777(2001)20:1<31::aid-nau5>3.0.co;2-p. PMID: 11135380.

 

Arnold Fomo on Aug 23, 2018 Trigger Point Therapy - Understanding and Treating Multifidus

 

Musculoskeletal Evidence based Treatment

 

McGill, PhD J Can Chiropr Assoc 1999 (Jun); 43 (2): 7588 ~ FULL TEXT Stability: from biomechanical concept to chiropractic practice

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