The difficulty is that it’s hard to pinpoint which muscle in the hip area is causing your pain. So how do you know if it’s the iliacus that is contributing to poor hip mobility and running pain?

Medically reviewed by Kimberly Brown, MDFact checked by Khara ScheppmannThe iliopsoas muscle is the major flexor of your hip ...

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

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 ...

The fracture involved the tensor fascia lata muscle and the external oblique abdominal muscle ... A hip luxation was suspected. On physical examination, pain in the right iliac crest was found, mainly ...