Deep Abdominals Deep abdominals, or the iliac muscles, connect vertebrae of the lower back and pelvis to the upper femur. They are the strongest flexors of the hip. The iliopsoas also laterally flexes the trunk.Continue reading
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Trigger Points – Stiff and Slow When Rising From Seated Position
Client Description These people complain of stiffness on rising from a chair or getting out of the car. The longer that they sit, the stiffer that they get. They are often stiff in the morning, whenContinue reading
Iliopsoas – Functional Anatomy
Iliopsoas Iliopsoas is complex. For more details, see psoas major or iliacus. Origin – vertebral bodies of T12-L4, transverse processes of L1-L5, Iliac fossa of the ilium Insertion – lesser trochanter of the femurContinue reading
Iliacus – Functional Anatomy
Iliacus Iliacus is the most simple and direct hip flexor connectin the coxal bone to the femur as it passes over the hip joint. Origin – Iliac fossa of the ilium Insertion –Continue reading
Trigger Points – Pain Up and Down the low back
Client Description People with this pain run their hand up and down along one side of their low back and say that it hurts there. They often say that it hurts when they get up fromContinue reading
Psoas Major – Functional Anatomy
Psoas Major Psoas major varies a great deal in size and shape. It originates in the last thoracic and all lumbar vertebrae and inserts on the lesser trochanter of the femur. It traps the coxal bone andContinue reading