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.
Jeffrey Cronk, DC, CICE
Dr. Jeffrey Cronk graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. He practices in Wisconsin and is the owner of National Injury Diagnostics, located in Eau Claire, Wisc. Contact Dr. Cronk with questions or comments regarding this article on the Web at www.nationalinjurydiagnostics.com."