Lower extremity: hip, knee, fibula, ankle and foot
Psoas
- A tight iliopsoas makes hip extension painful or limited, causes low back and hip pain, and gives a positive Thomas test.
- The traditional psoas pattern: a flexed L1 or L2 rotated and sidebent toward the tight side, the pelvis shifted away from it, and often a tight piriformis on the opposite side with a related oblique sacral pattern.
- Psoas spasm can be secondary to appendicitis or other retroperitoneal irritation, not only a muscle problem.
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