Back pain? Blame the psoas. Seems as if everybody wants to dive headfirst into their psoas at the first sign of trouble with the lumbopelvic-hip region. Perhaps no other muscle is blamed more for causing problems than the psoas. Yes, it is an important stabilizer of the lumbar spine, but it shouldn't be the only one on which you focus. There is another big player on the scene: the iliacus.
Virginia Chiropractor Wins Top Award
The Virginia Society of Chiropractic (VSC) bestowed its "Chiropractor of the Year" award for 2001 on Daniel Cohen,DC,CAd, of Portsmouth. The host of the show "Health from a Different Perspective" (broadcast on his community's television station, WGOT), Dr. Cohen was recognized for his work with children and the disabled.
A member of the Virginia Society of Chiropractic Board of Directors, Dr. Cohen also chairs its insurance relations and interdisciplinary relations committees. He is a member of the International Chiropractors Association, and of the Chiropractic Performing Artists Association. His "CAd" designates him as a "certified addictionologist."
The VSC also presented Dr. Cohen with its "Outstanding Service Award" for work within the Tidewater District.