The Vital Psoas Muscle by Jo Ann Staugaard-Jones

Author:Jo Ann Staugaard-Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 2018-11-05T16:00:00+00:00

These are disorders of the mind and need to be evaluated to differentiate between brain dysfunction and other sources of emotional problems. Either way, they can be held in the body. Much has been written about the psoas and its connection to our innate responses to emotions. I defer to the experts but believe that:

If working with a muscle can ease these problems, it could alleviate drug use for the trauma caused.

The Gut/Brain Connection

Suffice it to say that everything is connected to everything else. The “gut” area houses the enteric nervous system that functions, in a way, as a brain within the gut (intestines). The gut/brain connection is a phrase attracting attention as research continues to look for answers to depression, autism, and other major illnesses. The complex array of bacteria within our gastrointestinal tract and how it relates to health is still in question, but many people are beginning to believe that these bacterial organisms are capable of sending out signals, communicating with other cells and able to interpret and change environmental cues.

The enteric system receives input from the parasympathetic and sympathetic systems – all three are part of the autonomic nervous system that controls organs and muscles in the body involuntarily. There is also a somatic nervous system that voluntarily affects skeletal muscle. Both systems make up the peripheral nerve complex and can affect the psoas as part of the reflex of “fight or flight” in emergencies, and “rest and digest” in non-emergencies.

Impulses from the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) can be called emotional responses, or “feelings.” These may create muscle tension, which affects the psoas because of its centrality discussed before. Therefore, when the psoas is released, emotions such as fear, anxiety, and other disturbances housed in the body can surface. Once they surface and can be “let go,” the entire area can become balanced and work in harmony.

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