Release Muscle Therapy Center

A quick heads-up for local veterans and their families:

Release Muscle Therapy is an approved massage therapy provider for the VA Community Care Network through TriWest, right here in Temecula.

If you’re interested in receiving massage therapy through VA Community Care:

1. Contact your VA care team or Community Care office.
2. Ask whether massage therapy can be authorized for you.
3. Request **Release Muscle Therapy in Temecula** as your preferred provider.

VA referral and prior authorization are required before appointments can begin.

Not sure what to ask for or how the process works? Send us a DM and we’ll be happy to point you in the right direction.

Learn more: https://releasemuscletherapy.com/va-community-care-massage-temecula/

Most people have been told the psoas is a muscle you should never exercise.

That if it's short or overactive, you stretch it, roll it, and leave it alone.

That's not how it works.

In this video I walk through two principles we use every day in the clinic — reciprocal inhibition and post-isometric relaxation — and then demo one of the simplest, lowest-intensity ways to get the psoas to quiet down without touching it directly.

It's called the supine hip lift.

Here's the short version of why it works:

✅ Push the heels down, and the hamstrings turn on
✅ The hamstrings rotate the pelvis backward
✅ That backward rotation puts the psoas in a low-demand position
✅ The lower back muscles get a break at the same time
✅ And the hip flexors have no reason to keep firing

One position.

Three things happening at once.

The catch is that most people turn it into a glute bridge — squeezing, lifting, arching. That's a different exercise with a different effect. In the video I show you exactly what it should feel like, plus the single-leg variation for when one side is harder to engage than the other (and for most right-handed people, it will be).

How long you hold it and how often you do it depends entirely on where you're starting from. Some people can hang there for five minutes. Some are cooked at 20 seconds. Both are normal — and both are useful information.

Watch the full breakdown here:

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The spot that feels loud isn’t always the spot that started the conversation.

The body works like one connected system — ribs, spine, hips, shoulders, and feet all influence each other. That’s why tension in one area can sometimes be linked to movement patterns somewhere else entirely.

This is where asymmetry matters.

Instead of chasing the obvious spot, we look at how the whole body is shifting, compensating, and protecting. When the system is assessed together, the path forward gets a lot clearer.

Comment PATTERN and I’ll send you a quick self-test to learn what yours is, and 2 easy exercises to start with.

⚡️ Most people think hip or low back discomfort starts in the hip or low back.

Sometimes it doesn’t.

A common — and often overlooked — contributor is how the feet and ankles are loading, moving, and absorbing force.

When one foot collapses inward, one ankle is stiffer, or one side loads differently than the other, it can change how force travels up through the knees, hips, pelvis, and lower back.

That’s why discomfort may keep showing up around the outer hip, upper glute, SI area, or lower back — especially with standing, walking, training, or longer periods on your feet.

The good news?

This kind of pattern can often improve with the right approach.

Simple things like better foot awareness, ankle mobility, foot and calf strength, hip stability, movement re-education, and targeted hands-on massage therapy can help the body move with more balance over time.

If hip or low back tension seems to keep coming back, the missing piece may not be “more stretching.”

It may be figuring out how your feet and ankles are contributing to the pattern.

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⚡️ Most people think low back discomfort starts in the low back.

Sometimes it doesn’t.

A common — and often overlooked — contributor is how the hips and pelvis are moving, loading, and working together.

When one side of the pelvis shifts, rotates, hikes, or loads differently than the other, it can change how force moves through the SI joints, lower lumbar area, glutes, and hips.

That’s why discomfort may keep showing up around the low back, one side of the pelvis, or the upper glute area — especially with standing, walking, bending, or lifting.

The good news?

This kind of pattern can often improve with the right approach.

Simple things like better hip control, mobility work, strength training, movement re-education, and targeted hands-on massage therapy can help the body move with more balance over time.

If low back or SI-area tension seems to keep coming back, the missing piece may not be “more stretching.”

It may be figuring out how your hips and pelvis are contributing to the pattern.

Click the image to see the expanded version that you can see.

Most people think better neck movement comes from stretching harder.

But the neck usually responds better when you know which areas are limiting the motion in the first place.

That’s why we put together this free Neck Mobility Challenge — a simple way to learn practical movements that support better range of motion, ease, and control through the neck and upper body.

Inside, you’ll walk through gentle, guided exercises designed to help you understand how your neck, shoulders, and spine work together.

No complicated routine.
No forcing.
Just a clear sequence you can follow from home.

Join the free Neck Mobility Challenge here:
https://releasemuscletherapy.com/neck-challenge/