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.
Bonnie S. Hillsberg, DC, MHA, MEd
Dr. Bonnie Hillsberg practices in the District of Columbia and is an active member of the Chiropractic Health Care section of the APHA. In addition to her DC degree, she holds a master's in health care administration from Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, Mo.) and a master's in education from Boston College. Dr. Hillsberg is a senior manager at Kauffman & Associates, a company that specializes in public health, education and economic development issues, and serves on the board of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved.