Musculoskeletal Illustrations Video
A short video about the illustrations on this site and how they were inspired. There are examples with biceps, iliocostalis, psoas, and more…
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Self Care – Sharp Pain Across Top of Hips
Here, you will find self-care for relief from sharp pain across the top of your hips. I probably give this post to more clients than any other to help with low back pain. If you’d like to read more about how people describe the pattern, see an example and review activities that aggravate it take …
Self Care – Kneeling Stretch for Hip Flexors
This is one of the classic stretches for hip flexors, and for good reasons. It gives you lots of control and allows you to be very specific. Most people think of Iliopsoas as THE hip flexor. As well, hip flexor muscles include other muscles: Iliopsoas Psoas Major Iliacus Rectus Femoris Tensor Fascia Lata Sartorius Gluteus …
Self Care – Stiff and Slow When Rising From Seated Position
Client Description Here, you will find self-care for relief when you are painfully stiff and slow when rising from a seat. If you’d like to read more about how people describe this pain or aggravate the condition, look at this other post. Help Yourself Use the arms of the chair to help push yourself out …
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Self Care – Pain Along One Side of the Low Back
Here you will find ways to get relief on your own for pain along one side of the low back. These are reliable self-care strategies that I use in my practice every week. If you’d like to read more about how people describe the problem and activities that aggravate it read this other post. Avoid …
Stiff, Fragile, Aching Low Back: Pain Patterns, Causes, Self-Care
Stiffness in the low back can come from several larger muscles like spinal erectors, latissimus dorsi, and psoas. Fragility in the low back usually comes from a joint problem in the vertebrae. The two patterns play in concert to create a pain pattern that is a combination of the two. This post is a collection …
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Pain Along One Side of the Low Back
Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. The patient with this pain runs their hand up and down along one side of their low back and says that it hurts there. They often say that they have pain along one side of the low back when they get …
Iliopsoas & Psoas Minor- Neuromuscular Massage
This protocol treats the iliopsoas and psoas minor through NeuroMuscular Therapy (NMT). On the other hand, therapist notes offer a more complete and integrative approach. That other post discusses integrative sequencing, including pelvic balancing, superficial abdominal work, self-care, etc.
Iliopsoas Complex – Massage Therapy Notes
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Sharp Pain Across Top of Hips
Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. Tough Getting Up These patients complain of sharp pain across the low back when getting out of bed, out of a car, or standing up from a chair. They may also be slow to rise from a seated position. Stooped Walk People with this condition also tend …