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A muscle consisting of the iliacus and psoas major muscles.

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  • These include the positioning of the pelvis, the front hip flexors (known as the iliopsoas), the abdominals, and gently stretching and contracting the muscles of the...
  • It runs ventrally and backward, at first between the psoas major and minor, then crosses the deep face of the tendon of the latter and descends under cover of the sartorious...
  • The major new muscles used are the hip flexors, or iliopsoas.
  • If it does, the problem could be that your iliopsoas muscles are too tight.
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