Low Back Pain – Paraspinals
Deep vs Superfical Paraspinals The chronic low back pain multifidi and longissimus cause can be severe. Of the seven primary muscle groups that refer pain into the low back these are the only two of them live in the [...]
Self Care for Hip and Glute Pain
Hip and glute pain isn't glamorous, but many people are living with it every day. Sometimes the pain is deep in the hip, making it difficult to lie on that side. It can also radiate down the leg to [...]
Low Back Pain – Quadratus Lumborum
Chronic Low Back Pain - Quadratus Lumborum (QL) can cause debilitating pain. It is a factor in most chronic low back pain cases. The pattern often radiates downward from the low back into the crest of the hip, [...]
Low Back Pain – Psoas / Hip Flexors
Chronic Low Back Pain - Psoas Psoas major is your primary hip flexor. It can cause a well defined and excruciating pain pattern. The two psoas muscles and ileacus together are called iliopsoas. Dysfunction on either side will [...]
Treatment of Lower Crossed Syndrome
Do you want to reduce low back pain? Have you ever heard of Lower Crossed Syndrome? We have mentioned in other articles that individual muscle syndromes do not occur in isolation very often. So, you might find [...]
New Trends in IT Band Pain Relief
My anatomy teachers taught me that the primary purpose of the Ilio Tibial Band (ITB) was to provide lateral stabilization. However, recent research, including studies from Catherine Eng, summarized in the Harvard Gazette, tells a different story. [...]
Low Back Pain – Rectus Abdominis
Rectus Abdominis - The Six Pack Muscle Chronic Low Back Pain - Rectus Abdominis can develop trigger points that cause severe back pain. It may surprise you that the quest for a flat stomach does not strengthen your [...]
Low Back Pain – Gluteus Medius and Maximus
"Lumbago" Anyone? Chronic Low Back Pain - Gluteus medius and gluteus maximus cause low back pain in multiple ways. These "glute" muscles include the fleshy and outermost gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and the gluteus minimus, deepest of the [...]