How does bladder inflammation affect the surrounding muscles?
Bladder inflammation causes heat in and around the bladder. This often causes weakness around the muscles in the area of the bladder. These pulled muscles, or these affected muscles, also contribute to more frequent spinal misalignment and visits to the chiropractor. At the same time, the compartment that is designed to hold the bladder is always full in IC patients. Therefore, the blood vessels and nerve plexi, that are also located in the compartment, get pressure that can lead to chronic low back, hip and leg pain (even knee pain) that is also experienced with PMS. The compartment for the bladder has three borders. In the front is the psoas (i.e., the groin muscle). In the back is the piriformis muscle (i.e., one of the deep lateral rotators that work the hip joint), and in the middle bottom is the sacroiliac joint (i.e. the involuntary nerve area). ยท Why do so many IC patients experience upper body weakness and pain? The upper body also suffers when there is a lot of bladder inflam
