The Core
Muscles, joints, nerves, and myofascial tissue are all related to one another in our bodies. At Core Restore, our assessments and treatments are distinctively whole-body focused – because we are all connected.
We focus particularly on reintegrating pelvic floor strength and restoring core function to the body for optimal movement and function. Whether you suffer from chronic back or hip pain, are unable to connect to your core or you haven’t been the same since pregnancy – physiotherapy with an experienced and certified pelvic health physiotherapist can help you reconnect to your missing link (the pelvic floor) and get you back to yourself.
Did you know?
78% of chronic back pain is related to a pelvic floor dysfunction.
50% of pregnant women develop Rectus Diastasis (separation of the abdominal muscles) and, of those women, 50% do not recover spontaneously.
Diastasis causes muscle weakness and imbalance throughout the core with increased risk for injuries in the back, and pelvis.
What and where is your core?
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Think of the area between your ribcage and your pelvis. This is the middle of the human skeleton, and is referred to as the core. Imagine a drum-like container in this space; the top is formed by the diaphragm; and the bottom by the pelvic floor muscles. The pelvic floor muscles span the area from the tailbone at the back of the pelvis to the pubic bone at the front.
There are four muscles that interact with one another and comprise the complete core, they are the:
- Diaphragm
- Pelvic floor
- Transverse abdominus
- Multifidus
Why are the core muscles so important?
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Your Core Restore Physiotherapist is specially trained to teach you how to reconnect with your deep core muscles and get your body, and core, back to its full potential, activities and performance.
The core muscles become active with anticipation of movement. When these muscles turn on, they help prepare our body for intended movement and load transfer, and provide strength and control to the joints in the back and pelvis.
From research, we know that recruitment and contraction of these core muscles changes dramatically with injury to the back and pelvis, and also in the presence of back and pelvic pain.
Diastasis
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Diastasis Rectus Abdominus (DRA) is a condition in which there has been separation of the abdominal muscles, specifically the rectus abdominus muscle. The separation occurs between the left and right sides of the rectus muscle and is commonly associated with pregnancy. However, diastasis can occur for other reasons, and in men too.
In pregnancy every women’s abdomen expands, particularly in the third trimester. With this expansion, the tissue between the rectus muscle – the linea alba – also expands. 50% of the time, this stretched tissue recovers on its own. However, in some cases the midline tissues stay stretched and are not able to stiffen and generate tension as they normally should.
Before returning to exercise after pregnancy, it’s vital that the abdominal muscles function properly and generate midline tension. At Core Restore Physiotherapy we have specialized training in diastasis assessment and treatment skills. It is possible to restore proper tension to the abdominal tissues and heal your “mummy tummy”. Specialized physiotherapy for diastasis can help you get your abdominals working again.