The Psoas, is one of my most favorite muscles!

As a Manual Physical Therapist specializing in both Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Chronic Pain, treatment including the psoas is almost always a part of my treatment plan. I am amazed and humbled by its broad reaching clinical presentation which often goes overlooked. Psoas dysfunction can contribute to many physical conditions including pelvic floor dysfunction, low back pain, groin pain, pelvic unleveling, sacroiliac joint pain, leg-length discrepancy, functional scoliosis, hip pain, hip snapping, knee pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, bladder and bowel conditions and constipation to name a few. Decreased energy or feelings of well-being can also be attributed to psoas dysfunction given its relationship between the psoas and diaphragm, psoas and sympathetic trunk and psoas and nearby organs. The psoas affects the body, mind and spirit and is perfectly referenced as the “Muscle of the Soul!”