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.
Wayne Bennett, DC, DABCO
Dr. Wayne Bennett, a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic-West, is in private practice in Prescott, Ariz. He is the current vice chairman of the Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners; a past president of the Arizona Association of Chiropractic; a former Arizona ACA delegate; and served on the Council for Chiropractic guidelines and Practice Parameters.