Do your hips seize up every time you go for a jog? Here’s how strengthening a tiny muscle called the iliacus could make all the difference. Mild hip soreness is normal after a long run (because ...

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

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 ...

According to the American Hip Institute, the hip flexors are primarily made up of five muscles: the psoas major, the iliacus, the rectus femoris, the pectineus, and the sartorius. Together ...

The muscle belly appeared to be completely detached from its proximal tendon (direct head), but normal in its substance. The proximal tendon had a normal appearance and was clearly attached to the ...