The Psoas Muscles and Abdominal Exercises for Back Pain

©2004 Lawrence Gold
certified practitioner
The Dr. Ida P. Rolf method of Structural Integration
Hanna Somatic Education® See also:
“What You Can Do about Your Own Back Pain”
“What’s the Prognosis on Your Back Pain?”

Common opinion notwithstanding, the proper purpose of abdominal exercises is to improve coordination of the abdominal muscles with the other muscles of the trunk [...]

Psoas

 

The Almighty Psoas Muscle

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Your Body’s Center of MovementThe foundation of our bodies and our yoga practice lies at our feet. In order to incorporate both physical and energetic foundations, we must examine our body’s center of energy, movement and balance which begins near the psoas muscle — the pair of deep muscles extending from the [...]