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.
Laura Allen
An author, a frequent blogger and a contributor to professional publications, Laura Allen has been a massage therapist since 1999. She resides in North Carolina and can be reached at: www.thera-ssage.com and www.LauraAllenMT.com."