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.
Gary Globe, PhD, MBA, DC
Dr. Gary Globe received his DC in 1981, MBA in 1994 and PhD from the USC Keck School of Medicine in 2004. He practiced chiropractic for 15 years, followed by a decade in various academic roles. Dr. Globe currently is an outcomes researcher at Amgen, Inc.