If you practice yoga, run, hike, ski, cycle, surf, swim, or just want to feel more stable as you go about your everyday life, you need to be aware of an easily overlooked pair of muscles that plays a ...

When you ride, the QL plays more of a stabilizing role, working to control your pelvis and trunk, explains physical therapist Spencer Agnew, P.T., D.P.T., founder of Peak Endurance Performance and ...

QL stretches can help improve flexibility and relieve aches and pains while preventing new ones. The quadratus lumborum (QL) is a deep core muscle located in your back, which runs from the top of your ...

Imagine carving into a river right eddy: set your angle, paddle forward, lift your left hip and cruise into the slack water. Now, imagine rolling your kayak by performing a hip snap, raising one hip ...