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.
Dean Fishman, DC, CFE, AHFI
Dr. Dean Fishman graduated from Life University in 1997 after completing undergraduate work (bachelor's degree is exercise sports science) in 1993. He is the founder of the Text Neck Institute and practices in Plantation, Fla., focusing on treatment and prevention of forward-head posture related to the use of hand-held mobile devices.