Back Pain: Tight Psoas and Lateral Stability

Feeling like you have tight hips, or to be more precise, one tight hip is a common issue associated with lower back pain.
Clients often complain of feeling like one psoas is tighter than the other...but why? Often the underlying cause is a lack of lateral stability on that side.
We can easily test by using a side-plank position, with the goal of getting to 60 seconds comfortably on both sides. If we fail, especially if we have more than a 10 second difference between the sides, lateral stability must be strengthened.
This could mean starting at level 1 McGill style side-bridges and building from there.

[@laurenbeall5819]

This is one of the few videos that hits the nail on the head. I have had psoas tightness for so long on one side, turns out I tore my external oblique near the pubic bone on that same side. My only issue is I feel the ql kick on pretty strongly when doing side planks. Will that go away once the obliques are a stronger?

[@BrianEllicott]

Should do with methodical practice!