SERIOUS WARNING If you do any releases to your Psoas or Abs, you MUST READ THISToday, I want to tell you a story of something that happened to a good friend of mine this weekend. Does this sound familiar You roll up to the gym, you grab a roller or ball and start rolling out. After your gymCross. Fitwhatever session, you might be back onto the roller or ball again with some stretches as well. Y-P5GBwggU/hqdefault.jpg' alt='How Do You Break Your Wrist' title='How Do You Break Your Wrist' />Slide Lyrics I might Empty my bank account And buy that boy with a pipe Buy that boy with a pipe I might, I might Empty my bank account And buy that boy. Consult with your family physician. Although the above information can help you understand if your wrist is sprained and roughly gauge to what extent, your doctor is. Extremity-joint-wrist.jpeg?1386670941' alt='How Do You Break Your Wrist' title='How Do You Break Your Wrist' />With the massive increase in mobility exercises, drills, and not to mention things you can buy to help release muscles, more people than ever are interested in keeping their body in good shape and releasing muscles This is a good thing. I have been around the world and there is a disturbing trend coaches, those who arent qualified health professionals, are helping people release by stepping on them presumably to avoid any accusation of massaging or just helping them release their muscles including Psoas. This is a DANGEROUS thing It is up to you whether you want to do this as a coach is it covered by your insurance If you are a client, again, it is up to you what happens if things go wrongIdeally, you should get a health professional to help you release your muscles, especially in the abdomen. The other joints I understand. I am truly ok with people trying to take care of themselves. What I want you to do is just understand the risks. I will treat you like an adult that can make their own decisions. Karins Story. Karin not her real name is an old friend of mine. She has had some issues in the past that I have helped with. Karin trains at the local globo gym and has seen other health professionals as well. Ryuichi Sakamoto B2 Unit here. I personally havent treated or seen Karin for ages. Karin told me she saw someone last week twice and during that time there were lots of adjustments and her Psoas was released fairly aggressively Karins description. This therapist has a good reputation and is well trained and it could have easily been me, a physio, a chiro, a massage therapist or osteopath except I dont go aggressively for Psoas. The point is that Karin became unwell after seeing a well qualified therapist. Anyway, Karin felt unwell after the session and got worse, such that she threw up twice within half an hour. Http Canadas Healthy Workplace Week 2004 A StretchBreak Program for your Workplace Have You Taken a Stretch Break. Patient Info Problems Affecting the Hand and Wrist. The hand and wrist are subject to a variety of problems. Some problems are the result of how you use your hands in. She tried to put up with it she is a tough girl but couldnt get any sleep that night and every time she moved, she had severe pain. She still had the vomiting and now diarrhea. When she contacted me, I told her to go straight to emergency as I thought she had a ruptured appendix. Vista Auxiliar Primaria. Basically, she did. When they operated on her, she they took it out and found it had a small rupture in it. How Do You Break Your Wrist' title='How Do You Break Your Wrist' />Now, it could be that it was ready to go and a sneeze could have set it off but she had this pain since straight after the treatment and it only got worse. That is part of the risk of working in the abdomen whether it is Psoas or Iliacus or whatever deep structure you are going for. There is a lot going on in there. The following is to help outline some of the reasons anatomical and philosophical why I dont get stuck in like I used to and was taught to. This is not about someone rupturing an appendix I think that it might have contributed to the situation but probably wasnt the only reason. Why I Dont Aggressively Release the Psoas. RARELY is the Psoas the primary problem or the primary contributing factor. I often find that the psoas is reacting to something and I would rather treat that something and then on the retest, the psoas is happier and MUCH LESS pain for the patient. You cant effectively get to it in most people without causing lots of pain. When I go looking for it, I start by trying to find the anterior spine you can feel your spine through your tummy. A guy my size, forget it I will hit you before you can get deep enough to feel my spine. Most people have a Psoas that is roughly in line with the front of their spine, maybe a little bit of it anteriorly. I have done it before but the pain is significant and causes the patient to tense up so the effect is almost worthless. I suspect a lot of people need tender spots in their rectus abdominis and obliques worked on. If you are a high level athlete, these muscles can be quite dense have a look at pork belly. We have a similar abdominal wall. You have to get through all those abdominal muscles and then the internal organs before you get to psoas. Like point 2 above, it is not easy to get to. The Sympathetic Trunk lies right next to the Psoas. If you manage to get to the Psoas, you might irritate these important nerves. These nerves control your internal organs from your heart, lungs, skin, bowels, sexual reproduction organs, etc. Irritating them can make you feel ill, nauseous or sick. The Genitofemoral and Femoral nerves along with the gray rami communicates small spinal nerves are also around and through the Psoas muscle. The Abdominal Aorta and Inferior Vena Cava are major blood vessels that run along the spine. These are usually resilient but some people have an abdominal aneurysm. If you poke around looking for the psoas, you can kill someone by rupturing it. The Abdominal Aorta then branches into the Common Iliac Arteries. These arteries lie in front of and next to the Psoas muscles. DONT RELEASE IT The intestines are all over the Psoas. They usually just get out of the way but sometimes they can get pinned down. To experienced hands, intenstines feel like hollow sausages and definitely feel different to the psoas muscle. But it is a subtle distinction. In Karins case, she probably had a low grade, grumbling appendix that got irritated and ruptured from the release. Have a look at the picture. You have to get through the muscles of the abdominal wall and then all of this viscera and then past the blood vessels before you get to the psoas. Ovaries, uterus and kidneys are also in the area. You can rupture an ovarian cyst, irritate endometriosis scars, or bruise kidneys, the ureters or bladder. Look at the photo you have to get through A LOT to get to Psoas. So What Should You Do Use an experienced degree trained health professional who has experience in knowing about the internal organs and muscles. To be honest, Osteopaths traditionally are taught visceral manipulation. Some physios and chiros like myself have done courses on how to listen and take care of viscera. These courses are often restricted to physios, chiros and osteos. Hopefully the above list gives you an idea of what I am thinking about when I examine that area. The unfortunate situation is that even experienced therapists doing the right thing might aggravate things. I dont think Karins therapist was negligent but from what Karin has told me, the pain got worse after the treatment. Like I said earlier, it could have been ready to go and anything could have set it off. Use a broad based object like a kettlebell handle, roller or ball to release your abdominals forget about trying to get the psoas. Honestly, you have to solve why they are getting jacked up, not just try to beat them into submission. The pain should be tolerable, like a 2 31. There are usually better things to go hunt down than pounding your abdominal wall. If I do decide to proceed with a painful treatment, it is for a good reason and I explain it and demonstrate using test retest why it was done. Even if it is for 3. I am wary of painful treatments. Proceed with caution. Dont just let anyone stick their fingers or foot or implement into your guts.