Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Key Takeaways The iliopsoas muscle is the major flexor of the hip joint, made up ...

I'm sure you've been told that your depression, your fear, and your anxiety is all in your head. Actually, it may all be in your ass. That's thanks to the psoas major muscle, sometimes called the ...

The world may be reopening, but it turns out that post-lockdown life, for a lot of us, still involves plenty of sitting and scrolling and TikTok viewing. It can lead to feeling a little stiff and ...

The psoas is a deep hip flexor that connects to the spine and extends down to our femur, says Kristen Lettenberger, DPT, CSCS, physical therapist at Bespoke Treatments. Its main function is to bring ...

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The psoas minor is a fairly modest-sized muscle that lies on the front side of the larger psoas major muscle. It acts as a weak flexor of the trunk, helping a person bend forward. The psoas minor ...

Retrospective comparison of neoadjuvant chemoradiation (nCRT) +/- surgery using the CROSS trial regimen and definitive chemoradiation (dCRT) with carboplatin (C) and paclitaxel (P) in esophageal (EC), ...

It is easy to fall into a pattern with your exercise routine, but does it leave out certain muscle groups? Many of us tend to focus on the major muscles, such as the quadriceps or the biceps, but ...