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.
Brock Rutherford, MS, ATC
Brock Rutherford is a certified athletic trainer and president of Therapy Innovations LLC. He has over 14 years of clinical experience and has spent the past six years researching, developing and marketing heat therapy modalities. For more information, contact Brock at www.therapy-innovations.com."