Originally Posted by
Xrayted
Kit? Where are you Kit? Save me from this downward spiral I'm about to embark on. I need some mindless fun big time! Ohhhhhh! Sorry I get like this but....
Yup, psoas - spoken "so azz". They start at the 12th thoracic spine and stretch down to the Ala of the Iliac Pelvis (anterior, inner dish shaped part) and extends to the lesser trochanter of the femur (inside notch of the shaft near the hip). Since they're attached to the femur, when you raise your legs or bend your lower back, you'll feel them if they aren't balanced.They are bilateral and contain a wide set of muscle fibers so they can affect a lot.
Phew! I'm exhausted. I need a nap. I may have to go lay down on an x-ray table for a while. I feel dizzy after all that thinking. :D (It really pays to have students around constantly asking questions like that one. Keeps me on my toes.)
Dang it Kit, where were you? mimi will never let me off the hook. :rolleyes:
Oops, ER calling me. Gotta go. No nap. Shoot!
cya kids!