Releasing the Iliopsoas

Course overview

Your work with lower back pain can give clients their lives back, allowing them to once again enjoy the things that debilitating pain had taken from them. But the iliopsoas, the biggest factor in low back or pelvis pain, can mimic numerous back and hip dysfunctions, frustrating your ability to identify the root of your client's problem. Not only that, but the iliopsoas is a difficult muscle to palpate, leaving you feeling hesitant and uncertain in your treatment plan. Ultimately, you can find yourself going down the wrong treatment path, feeling defeating and worries that your client will face surgery that you could have helped them avoid. Called the hidden prankster by authors Janet Travell and David Simons, this enigmatic muscle is the key to restoring power, ease, and fluidity to not only the low back but also to the rest of the body. Feel your confidence grow and your skills sharpen as you gain new, evidence-based strategies to release the iliopsoas and stop the pain in as little as 4 to 6 sessions. Identify the root of the problem the first time by using special assessment tests and measures, so you can address the pain and restore function quicker.