The Psoas Muscle And Lower Back Pain

In this short clip, Sam Visnic discusses the most important muscle to address in anterior pelvic tilt and for relieving back pain, the psoas muscle.

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Education

Tags:

• Psoas
• muscle
• Anterior
• Pelvic
• Tilt
• Sam
• Visnic
• psoas
• stretching
• tight
• exercises

[silverbacker1]

I can understand the Illiacus inducing anterior pelvic tilt, but the the psoas would be posterior.

We'll agree to disagree . . . as long as the patients see results . . .

[HolisticSam]

@silverbacker1,

I don't necessarily disagree. I do agree that the more vertical fibers are capable of drawing the pelvis into posterior tilt, but I find this as rare as the posterior pelvic tilt itself.

[silverbacker1]

if the psoas is a hip flexor, then "too much tension in the muscle" would create posterior pelvic tilt.

[HolisticSam]

@silverbacker1,

There have been many arguments about what the psoas does to posture. It brings the lumbar spine closer to the insertion on the femur and will induce anterior pelvic tilt. If unilaterally, it will cause rotation too. Testing hundreds of back pain patients has me convinced.

[biddleybeebop]

Thanks for this, it has explained everything I wanted to know.

[atroublestarter]

@silverbacker1 I agree with this, and if that's wrong I don't understand how...If the psoas muscle becomes tight and it's connected to the front of the pelvis, surely it would cause posterior pelvic tilt, bringing the front of the pelvis up and forward?!

[bucko06]

@FirstWellness Chiropractic? *facepalm*

[FirstWellness]

hey Sam, it's silverbacker (my other account), I don't want to hijack your thread, shoot me a message when you get a chance, i'd love to swap experiences.

[mikkelchap]

@gabbybernypa what are you talking about? are you mentally challenged? don't go on the internets little boy

[gabbybernypa]

What idiot believe whatever he is brainwashed to believe?