The difficulty is that it’s hard to pinpoint which muscle in the hip area is causing your pain. So how do you know if it’s the iliacus that is contributing to poor hip mobility and running pain?

The iliopsoas (pronounced ILL-ee-o-so-AS) is the combination of the psoas and iliacus muscles (the hip flexors). They are ...

Overuse could also lead to conditions such as Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS). “This occurs when the tendons of one of the gluteal muscles get irritated where it is attached to the top ...

the iliacus, pectineus, psoas major, rectus femoris, and sartorius muscles. You use these muscles to lift your knees and bend forward at the hip. These muscles also help maintain the stability of the ...

Along with the psoas major and iliacus muscles ... Psoas syndrome is an injury or irritation of one of these muscles. This can cause pain in lower back, butt, groin, or hip.

When experts have studied office workers, they have found muscle imbalance tied to neck pain in as many as 70 percent of subjects. While muscle imbalance does not always cause pain in the short ...

Body aches and muscle pain—or myalgia—is a relatively common symptom of COVID. Treatments for COVID-related body aches can include rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE); stretching and ...

You're most likely to injure your latissimus dorsi muscles playing sports or working out. (Photo Credit: Yodiyim/Dreamstime) Latissimus dorsi injuries may come with serious shoulder pain and trauma.

Vigorous medial retraction in this area can cause injury to the ilioinguinal nerve as it descends from the spine along the iliacus muscle. Patients with dysfunction of the ilioinguinal nerve have ...

What your muscles really need to bounce back are time, sleep, and fuel, but muscle pain relief creams can be your allies in the battle against the "ouch" factor by providing some respite in the ...