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.
David B. Fishkin, DC, MPH
Dr. David B. Fishkin, the founder and director of the Dry Needling Institute, has been in practice since 1988, an NYCC graduate and has been developing and applying this technique since 1998. Dr. Fishkin also has been active nationally educating various state chiropractic associations as well as state regulatory agencies about this technique and how it fits into the scope of practice in those states of which 16 currently accept it.