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How to stretch the psoas……myofascially!
Are you looking to stretch your hips secondary to pain or low back pain? Are you stretching with no results?
Are you looking to stretch your hips secondary to pain or low back pain? Are you stretching with no results?
May 15th, 2009 - 23:59
great tips as always..Josh..do you have any books you recommend that can increase my knowledge of stretching other than how to eat move and be healthy…thanks.
May 16th, 2009 - 01:48
will this decompress L5 and L4? I heard that having the hips tilt a bit forward is better for lower disc issues than having it at parallel to the floor.
May 16th, 2009 - 01:54
Thanks for that tip and detailed showing.
May 16th, 2009 - 02:26
How do you spell that guys name?
May 16th, 2009 - 02:30
Guy Voyer, DO
May 16th, 2009 - 02:31
The best I have found directly is Guy Voyers work. AS for stretching, study anatomy, know that the muscles do and reverse it. As well, if you study muscles, anatomy, etc, stretching will come naturally. Keep in mind there are MANY types of stretching: myfascial, static, contract-relax, active isolated, nerve flossing, etc.
May 16th, 2009 - 02:33
It will a bit, but not too much. There are other mobilizations or what are called ELDOA tech that will do that specifically.
Actually if you have a disc issue, most of the time you have a post rotated pelvis and flat back (that is why you have a disc issue and pain) and you would want to create and anterior rotation. So you would not want to do this stretch, but strengthen this muscle.
May 16th, 2009 - 02:33
Anytime!
May 16th, 2009 - 08:42
Oh wow!! That is good stuff! I hope you consider posting more stretching videos in the future!
May 16th, 2009 - 14:25
I must be doing it wrong, I don’t feel anything until I rotate my pelvis forward, then I feel my quadriceps being stretched.
May 17th, 2009 - 18:11
If you rotate it forward, which I am assuming you are talking about anterior rotation, then you are lengthening the muscle. You don’t need to stretch it then, all you are doing is making the muscle longer than it already is. AS well, HUGE myth about stretching…..IT IS NOT BASED ON “FEELING” IT!
May 18th, 2009 - 20:34
Hey Josh- Do you know if Paul is incoporating this stretching philosophy into his scientific stretching seminars. I will be attending his seminar in S-F soon, and I’m looking forward to getting this info down.
May 18th, 2009 - 20:37
Is he incorp Guys work, no! the Myofascial and ELDOA techniques are all Guy Voyers and cannot be taught in a class, unless by Guy, one of his teachers or people going through his program. It would be great though!
July 26th, 2009 - 18:25
Hi Josh. Great info, thanks.
Do you recommend the book _The Permanent Pain Cure_ by Ming Chew? It seems to have adapted Voyer’s work in the stretches.
How did you come across Guy Voyer’s work? And how is it different than what you did before?
July 27th, 2009 - 21:46
It is the same work..he actually worked/studied with Guy and wrote a book on it.
January 23rd, 2010 - 22:12
Hi,im a 200m sprint athelte ,great video its really hard to find people who konws about this muscle ,if you have any info about some workout for the the psoas..will bre great,thanks
March 5th, 2010 - 05:30
Hi, Josh. What’s your opinion of Guy Voyer’s stretching techniques compared with the techniques of, say, Active Isolated Stretching where the stretch is only held for 2 secs at peak compared with 30 secs?
March 28th, 2010 - 00:33
Very helpful. Thanks I’ll hafta check out his books.
April 3rd, 2010 - 13:31
i would have thought that the first step would me to massage the psoas or do a myofascial release which is somewhat difficult. And then follow-up with a stretch. This seems to encompass both. Is that correct?
April 13th, 2010 - 08:32
josh, is the pectineus stretch a variation of this one but with turning on the side?
May 26th, 2010 - 01:13
Fabulous!!! I loved your video. It answered many a question regarding an ongoing condition