Iliopsoas Muscle Trauma

Very common, yet rarely diagnosed. It’s extremely painful causing lameness, with exercise making it worse. Dogs usually present with a tucked under posture, short stride length, lack of rear-end power and a tendency to off load weight onto opposite side of affected area.  Causes may be due to repeated jumping and extreme stretching of the rear legs as in some dog sports.  IMT contributes to over 30% of human sports injuries so why not dogs as there are many functional anatomical similarities. Massage helps ease pain, improve circulation, and overcompensation of other muscles such as sacroiliac joint and lumbar area.