Millions suffer from lower back pain every day – but what if we’ve been blaming the wrong part of the body all along?

Tight hip flexors, especially a deep muscle called the psoas, can silently stress your spine. Here's why this muscle deserves ...

Pain may be due to an injury, pregnancy ... The iliopsoas comprises the joined iliacus and psoas muscles. These hip muscles are the main muscles that help the hip to flex. A person can stretch ...

But when these muscles are tight, they can impact your performance and even increase risk of injury. ‘The iliopsoas is the strongest group of muscles in the hip flexors. It connects the spine to ...

Other symptoms of a hip flexor injury include ... can stretch or tear muscles or tendons supporting the hip, such as the iliopsoas and rectus femoris, Suchy says. In most cases, hip flexor ...

Background Muscular tightness is frequently postulated as an intrinsic risk factor for a muscle injury in soccer. Further, hamstring, iliopsoas and quadriceps flexibility measurements are of clinical ...