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 iliopsoas muscle is the major flexor of the hip joint, made up of the iliacus and psoas major muscles. Pain in the iliopsoas muscle can be caused by sitting too long, muscle imbalance, overuse, or ...

LITTLE ROCK — Frankly, fitness programs and exercise equipment tend to address the eight major muscle groups on each side of the torso, arms and legs. While these muscle groups are certainly 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Short-term and long-term results of robot-assisted esophagectomy in cT3br/T4b esophageal cancer at initial diagnosis: Comparison with conventional thoracoscopic surgery. This is an ASCO Meeting ...