Treatment must begin on the floor with corrected breathing mechanics that do not involve neck or lower back recruitment, because any muscle attaching to the ribcage can be incorrectly recruited for breathing, including the QL.

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you have to make sure you can breathe correctly without using your neck and your lower back because any muscle that attaches to the rib cage can conceivably be used to help you breathe and we know that the ql does attach to the rib cage

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Why Does Your Left Quadratus Lumborum Hurt?Neal Hallinan
Created: 8/13/2026, 10:18:19 AM

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