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The Psoas Major May Not Function

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The Psoas Major May Not Function As You Think
I just read a chapter by S. Gibbons in Andry Vleeming's new textbook1 that totally alters accepted information regarding the psoas major muscle. Is the psoas major (PM) the chief flexor of the hip and does it cause anterior tilting of the pelvis when shortened? Probably not. The PM can almost be ...
January 29, 2008; Dynamic Chiropractic

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