Trigger Point Release - Quadratus Lumborum

Massage and Trigger Point Therapy tutorial for the treatment of trigger points in Quadratus lumborum.

Trigger Points in the Quadratus Lumborum (QL) are known by some as the "masters" of lower back pain!

Whilst the quadratus lumborum (QL) is a small muscle it plays a vital role in body mechanics enabling us to maintain our upright posture.

Trigger points in the QL are often associated with acute low back pain complaints, especially those cases where the pain is so severe that the client cannot stand.

QL trigger points are also often associated with sciatica-type symptoms and hip pain.

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[BrettNeumeier]

My partner was nearly incapacitated for a week. Yesterday, she found this video and showed it to me. Using these very clear and straightforward instructions, I got a trigger point to release and was able to stretch the muscle somewhat, and today she's doing really well! Thank you a thousand times for this video, you're our Christmas miracle.

[davib]

People/doctors like this man from Nat Global campus are HEROS! It takes forever to see a PT these days. Posting free videoslike this shows how there are good Doctors and therapists who truely care about helping folks. THANK YOU!

[relevant_nebula]

This is so accurate. This is exactly where I've got pain and it took me a while to find the trigger points but his description is absolutely correct. It's deep, it's sharp and it's excruciating. And I'm walking like that. And can't bend, laugh or sneeze as it's agony.

[jermzrok]

Omg, after a solid 6 years of lower back and glute pain from years of doing heavy Olympic lifts, squats and deadlifts

I gave up physio and chiro because it wasn’t helping! It was the massage therapist that suggested it was the Ql just recently.

But this video confirmed that !! I finally found the trigger point that was messing with my lower back and glutes! For me it was the last rib. Once I had a lacrosse ball on that trigger point I could feel the tension just loosening shooting down to my glute !!

I will now like and subscribe !!

[leisongivangomo]

FINALLY! Someone who knows what they are talking about! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

[Dragonfly-spirit]

Yes! You describe this pain perfectly! I have suffered for years and have been to the doctor several times thinking I had kidney infections!! the doctor said every time it must be a muscle! No one has helped me except therapists on YouTube discussing this muscle. I do somatic stretching, rumble roller, and swimming. It has helped but it's so deep that it tightens right back! This has destroyed my hip and I am trying to avoid a replacement.

[emcee]

Thank you so much for this post. I’ve had 4 different PTs and 2 different chiros in the last 7 yrs. None considered QL as a possible source of pain, despite my description of symptoms that match QL issues exactly. All targeted either piriformis or IT bands. None of the exercises or treatments relieved my pain and I got a lot of “oh well, low back pain is very common, hard to treat, etc.” One shot at this trigger point technique and I got immediate relief. I try to do it every day, and the difference is noticeable when I miss.

[troysublett]

the best information i have seen on the internet for the QL. Very easy to understand! Thank you very much!

[reneedebruin]

Really excellent explanation and therapy! I'm an Acupuncturist and massage therapist. Your teachings and skill are tremendously valuable in helping all those suffering from this pain! Thank you! 😇

[oliround]

I literally found out how to solve this issue not too long ago and I'm so glad. Thank God for YouTube videos and thank God for Dr. Rowe

[jessebrown]

This is easily the most important video to date with regard to my QL issues I have ever stumbled across.

The accuracy of this mans description of the symptoms is just 100% bang-on.
I can confirm this is one of the most painful injuries with regard to strains that you can experience.

I recently pulled a rhomboid and again anything that attaches to the spine is going to be constantly engaged and thus the agony never seems to end.
Thankfully that resolved but my QL rages on.

Thanks to this mans work I stand a fighting chance to get this under ctrl.

I thank you profusely from the bottom of my heart!

[stuartlichty]

Having stiffness in the QL is common especially for cyclists, it tends to be tighter in one side. To prevent this and also to loosen existing cases, I’ve found that distance freestyle swimming works great. Make sure to breathe off both sides and use proper technique and you’ll find the rotation on the long axis is very therapeutic.

[fazelahmad]

Your presentation style is great! Thank you for very good presentations.

[dougtom]

After a full week of excruciating pain I found this and administered the triggers point relief to myself for a good hour and it was exactly what I needed. From there I was able to foam roll my hip and periformis (crossing my foot over knee to really get at it). The combination of both completely healed me. So much gratitude! Thanks!!😊

[brettshapiro]

Great instruction. It's taken me months to release the tight banding in this area. Stretching is pretty brutal if you have active trigger points. Easy self treatment while seated is using a golf ball and foam block against the chair.

[weirdowithabeardo]

Thank you for this amazing video. I have been struggling for almost 5years post spinal op with this issue. No doctor or physiotherapist could figure out what was wrong since the pain manifested right above the buttock. I still feel pain when I sneeze. I'm 6'7 so I'm in extreme pain whenever I do menial tasks around the house like wash dishes, vacuum/wash floors or even bathing the dogs. I can finally show my wife and kids - and the doctors - that the pain is real and not just in my head. Thank you.

[SplashFireFilms]

i took me a long time to find this muscle as a result of pain in this lower back area, this video is amazing, wish i found this before. Deep exactly where i felt the pain Very deep

[camilaGMW]

Wonderful video. Thank you. These are very tricky triggers to treat

[MFJoneser]

An excellent candidate for addressing maladies involved with socially unapproachable areas of the body.

[cordellsenior]

It occurs to me that hanging by your hands, gripping an overhead bar or something, will provide the stretching effect, as much, if not more, than the stretching on the bed by hand. Cumulative hanging, 30 seconds or a minute at a time, 5 - 10 minutes a day will contribute positivity.