Ekemba SoohOsteopathic Personal Trainer and Therapist

The Surprising Truth About Iliopsoas Muscle Pain

Name: The Surprising Truth About Iliopsoas Muscle Pain
Uploaded: 2024-01-20T18:50:56+00:00
Duration: 40 s
Channel: Ekemba Sooh
Description: In this instructional video, the presenter challenges the prevailing belief that iliopsoas (psoas) problems are solely due to muscle tightness that…

20 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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In this instructional video, the presenter challenges the prevailing belief that iliopsoas (psoas) problems are solely due to muscle tightness that requires stretching. He explains that perceived tightness can also stem from weakness, and that the common internet‑sourced stretch—kneeling with a hand on the hip, arching the back, and sliding forward—is not the most effective solution. The video sets up a deeper discussion on why standard advice may be misguided and hints at alternative approaches to addressing psoas‑related issues.

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Is your iliopsoas, or some people just call it the psoas, tight or weak and causing you issues. Chances are, if it is, what's traditionally given to people and what you find on the Internet, which is basically the same thing, is not the most effective. So a big thing people do is when they have psoas issues, they think they have to go straight to stretching. That's not totally true. I'm going to get to that in a minute. They think that because it feels tight, it could be, but it could also be weak. So if you look on the interweb, the big thing you see is for the psoas is this posture. They'll kneel, they put their hand here, they arch their back, and they slide forward because they think, oh, I'm just stretching my psoas. This part that's from that basic anatomy.