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Phoebe Courcy, LMT: Posted on Monday, June 20, 2011 10:45 AM
Psoas
(pronounced, 'so-az') muscle!
I love talking about the psoas, iliacus...AKA, hip flexors. If you
suffer from low back pain, sit a lot through out the day, have tight
quads, and stiff knees, then you probably have tight hip flexors.
Stretch these muscles daily and you will discover less pain.
Here is one great example of psoas/hip flexor stretch with release of trigger points prior to the stretch:
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Phoebe Courcy, LMT: Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2011 7:41 PM
The wordtrapeziuscomes from the Greek word for a small table, a reflection of the muscle's relative flatness and four-cornered shape. I like to refer to it as thebutterflymuscle.
 Many people don't realize that the trapezius covers most of the upper half of the back, extending upward to cover the central part of the back and neck, finally attaching into base of the skull. Not only is this a large muscle but it lays superficial (on top) to deeper back muscles.
The trapezius helps support the weight of the head and neck when you bend head forward or to the side. |
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