This allows the psoas to be in a slack position. “Combined with diaphragmatic breathing, this exercise re-educates the nervous system that this muscle doesn’t need to be on guard,” she says. 1.

Stretching your psoas doesn’t have to just involve static stretches (moves where you get into a position and hold). You can also lengthen the psoas by activating your glutes, says Bui.

If the psoas feels stiff or tender to the touch, enlist muscle release massage. Once the psoas is released and relaxed, the real work begins--undoing all those hours of sitting, at your job, in ...

The following stretches can help release the psoas muscle: Lunge stretches: Start in a lunge position with the front knee over the ankle and the back leg in line with the hips.

Along with the psoas major and iliacus muscles, the psoas minor forms the iliopsoas muscle complex, which helps you hold your lower back stable when you flex your hip as you stand, sit, walk, and run.

The psoas is a hip flexor connecting from the spine to the femur and lower back. Here are the five best stretches to release the psoas, according to trainers.

“If you sit for work and then sleep on your side, you’re having your psoas in chair position up to 18 out of every 24 hours,” she says. Pain when lying flat may signal a shortened psoas.

Because the psoas connects to both the diaphragm and the legs, it also affects your breathing and balance. Over time, this tension can radiate across the hips, groin, and even into the abdomen.

Psoas stretches can help relieve and lengthen tight muscles. ... release your leg, wait a moment, ... In a kneeling position, ...

Strengthen the psoas by performing some high hip flexion exercises. To do these without resistance, begin in a standing position with your foot on a surface that allows your hip to be flexed at 90 ...