In Tight Hip, Twisted Core you will: Discover how this muscle impacts your body from head to toe Determine if you are one of the millions of people with a tight iliacus muscle and why Release the tension in the muscle for good Get your body aligned for pain-free performance Prevent this muscle from getting tight ever again

Located deep within the anterior hip joint and lower spine, the psoas major (usually just referred to as the psoas) is critical for optimal postural alignment, movement, and overall well being. The psoas is the only muscle in the human organism that connects the upper body to the lower body, and its importance extends to the nerve complex and energy systems. As modern-day populations grow more sedentary, psoas-related lower back and hip pain, and the ailment of "sitting too much," are on the rise. Even the most active of athletes can suffer from psoas imbalance and pain. The Vital Psoas Muscle demonstrates how to keep the muscle in balance through specific exercises designed to strengthen and utilize this amazing muscle, and discusses its vital role in the emotional and spiritual state of the human being. The interconnection between the psoas and the root chakra is explored, along with yoga poses and postures that stimulate the psoas. Eighty full-color illustrations depict anatomical details, and show the key stretching and strengthening exercises in this practical and comprehensive treatment of the most important skeletal muscle in the human body.

Do you suffer from hip or lower back pain that won't go away? Have you heard the saying, it's all in the hips? These issues can persist because of tightness in the iliacus, a muscle in your hip that is part of what is commonly called the "hip flexor", or more precisely, our hip flexors are tight, stiff and inflexible. Luckily there is a lot you can do to get those hips nice and flexible again. When we talk about hip flexors we are referring to the group of muscles responsible for moving our lower body. Your hip flexors makes it possible for you to walk, bend or even kick an object. Your hip flexors are very important, when they are too tight it might result to a tear when movement are made. The great news is once you have identified the cause of your problem, you can get rid of the pain and tightness quickly. This book will give you a quick workout plan that you can use to help loosen your tight hip flexors. By using healing through movement, you may be able to heal the pain caused by your hip flexors. So this is pain management by improving flexibility. The hip flexor exercises in this book are all stretching exercises that focus mainly on improving flexibility. Here is a preview of what you'll learn... Fast and simple ways to quickly reverse your hip flexor imbalances and eliminate pain and discomfort. Discover how to easily retrain your body daily with correct methods that are easy to do and follow How you can work with your body to heal yourself, and avoid your dependence on pain-numbing drugs Self massage techniques on important areas to get a deeper release. Exercises that will retrain your body so your hip flexors aren't working when they shouldn't. And Much, much more! By purchasing this book and reading through the concepts that can really make a long lasting difference; you will be putting yourself in a position to finally cure your hip flexor pain for life! Get your copy today by scrolling up and clicking buy now.

You've heard the saying: it's all in the hips. But for many of us, our hips - or more precisely, our hip flexors - are tight, stiff and inflexible. If you're an office worker you can probably thank sitting down at your desk 8 or more hours a day for your tight hip flexors. Habitual sitting causes your hip flexors to tighten and shorten. Luckily there is a lot you can do to get those hips nice and flexible again. So whether you want to tear it up on the dance floor, improve your athletic performance or just get better posture - now you can using this guide! Here is how you will learn to relieve the pain of your tight Hip Flexors What is Hip Flexion? How your Hip Flexors fit into you Anatomy What exactly is a Tight Hip Flexor? What Causes Tight Hip Flexors? How Tight Hip Flexors and Hip Pain go hand in hand How Tight Hip Flexors can cause Back Pain Why is Stretching so Important? How to Stretch properly How to assess your flexibility What is Static Stretching How activities such as Yoga and Pilates can increase hip flexibility Specific Static Hip Flexor Stretches (with photos and videos) Postural Implications Beginning to Exercise: Pain vs. Soreness Beginning to Exercise: Commitment Plus much more

Stop Hip Bursitis Pain provides you with all the tools and methods you will need to completely alleviate your Hip Bursitis pain and take back control of your life. Symptoms, causes, exercises, treatment, surgery, injections, diet, remedies, all covered.

A COMPLETE GUIDE TO PREVENTING BACK AND HIP INJURIES BY STRENGTHENING THE MUSCLE GROUP CONNECTING YOUR UPPER AND LOWER BODY Connecting the lower spine to the hips and legs, a strong and flexible psoas muscle is vital for everyday movements like walking, bending and reaching, as well as athletic endeavors like jumping for a ball, holding a yoga pose and swinging a golf club. With targeted information and exercises, this book’s step-by-step program guarantees you’ll transforms this vulnerable muscle, including: •Develop a powerful core •End back pain •Increase range of motion •Improve posture •Prevent strains and injuries Packed with 100s of step-by-step photos and clear, concise instructions, Psoas Strength and Flexibility features workouts for toning the muscle as well as rehabbing from injury. And each program is based on simple matwork exercises that require minimal or no equipment.

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The first book to comprehensively discuss the function of the psoas in posture, movement, and exercise, The Psoas Solution identifies the functional anatomy, biomechanics, and motor control of the psoas and its role in core and hip stabilization. Integrating research with clinical experience, Evan Osar identifies the psoas's role on the hip, pelvis, and low back and demonstrates how to incorporate the psoas into functional movement patterns including squatting, lunging, and bending. The Psoas Solution includes corrective and functional exercise progressions for improving and integrating the psoas into daily activities. Health and fitness professionals will find this a valuable resource full of applicable strategies and exercises to incorporate into current rehabilitation or training programs. Abundantly illustrated with full-color images throughout, this book also provides most complete review on the relevant research on the psoas available. For years the psoas has been a muscle mired in controversy. It has been linked to common postural and movement dysfunction including anterior pelvic tilt, hyperlordosis of the lumbar spine, and low back pain. Strategies to improve posture and reduce pain have primarily involved stretching the psoas and strengthening its antagonist, the glutes. However, recent clinical research has revealed that the psoas is much more than a simple hip flexor and plays an integral role in both posture and movement. This professional treatment manual for health care practitioners and students gives an overview of the ways that non-optimal use of the psoas can affect breathing, posture, and movement. It outlines specific treatment strategies that enable patients to develop awareness and utilization of the psoas muscle to achieve three-dimensional breathing and improve balance and body mechanics.

Weaving together biology, living systems thinking, and somatic movement, these nine short essays will inspire somatic therapists, bodyworkers, and movement educators Liz Koch, author of Core Awareness and The Psoas Book, seeks to dissolve the objectification of "body" in order to reconceptualize human beings as biologically intelligent, self-organizing, and self-healing. Specifically addressing educators and therapists, she delves into the conceptual framework of core by decolonizing the popular mechanistic thinking of psoas as muscle, inviting the reader on a journey toward reengaging with life's creative processes. The book illuminates the limitations of the predominant paradigm of body and actively explores psoas as a vital, intelligent messenger that links us to an expansive network of profound possibilities. Employing biomorphic and embryonic paradigms, Koch redefines psoas as smart, expressive tissue that is both elemental and universal. Named after her popular exploratory workshops of the same name, Stalking Wild Psoas encourages all readers to nourish integrity and claim self-efficacy as creative and expressive individuals.