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Be gentle progressing this stretch. The Quadratus Lumborum (QL) is the 2nd largest postural muscle in the body, connecting the spine to the pelvis. To work the QL's deep points effectively takes loosening to the adjacent tissue.
Trigger Points are hyper-sensitive locus of myofascial pain within a band of taut muscle. Trigger Points have referred pain patterns, often more than one. Referred pain from the QL's is into the buttock, particularly the outer hip, thigh and over the sacroiliac joint.

Fibrous Adhesions - Scar Tissue - Restricted Range of Motion (ROM)

When muscles get strained from injury or over used from postural imbalance, inflammation begins. The body responds by laying down collagen fiber, the same as in your tendons, ligaments and fascia. It gets laid down haphazard and sticky, making muscle fibers and groups of muscles start to adhere to each other.

The body does this to try and limit the ROM that's causing you pain.

The next day as you move the muscle through the same ROM or hold it static in poor posture and the inflammation starts again, and more collagen fiber is layered on. Imagine how much of this happen over years of imbalance.

Muscles operate in three phases: relaxed, static (hold) and active. Often muscles specific to posture are over activated and they won't naturally go back to static phase, let alone "try" to be relaxed.

Stunning Karen

Karen and Jed of Outer Island Farm yesterday