Tight Psoas Muscles: 12 Questions and Answers

 ©2008 Lawrence Gold
certified practitioner
The Dr. Ida P. Rolf method of Structural Integration
Hanna Somatic Education®

REF: "The Psoas Muscles, Psoas Muscle Stretches, Abdominal Exercises, and Back Pain"

This page provides links to answers to specific questions about tight psoas muscles and their effects, found in the article, "The Psoas Muscles, Psoas Muscle Stretches, Abdominal Exercises and Back Pain".

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  1. See the psoas muscles and how they can cause a painful groin pull.

  2. How do postural changes from tight psoas muscles cause back pain?

  3. How do tight psoas muscles cause unequal leg length?

  4. How do tight psoas muscles cause digestive problems and constipation?

  5. How do the tight psoas muscles affect walking gait?

  6. How does poor foot function cause psoas muscles to get tight?

  7. How do psoas muscles and abdominal muscles interact to control movement? (technical description)


  8. What muscular "players" are involved in psoas muscle functioning?

  9. What are signs of healthy psoas muscle functioning?

  10. What practical action can people take to eliminate psoas muscle pain (i.e., improve psoas muscle functioning)?

  11. What's the right purpose and use of abdominal exercises to improve psoas muscle functioning?

  12. How do abdominal strengthening and psoas stretching exercises affect the psoas muscles?
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For a technical discussion of clinical somatic education and its history, refer to "Clinical Somatic Education - a New Discipline in the Field of Health Care," by Thomas Hanna, Ph.D.

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