New Orleans landmark. This French Quarter hotel opened in 1886 and is within 4 blocks of Jackson Square, Canal St shops, Harrah's New Orleans Casino, CafÃ© du Monde, and the restaurants and jazz clubs of lively Bourbon St.
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis. Origin of psoas Expand. Greek.
Your psoas is a large muscle that's attached to vertebrae in your low back on one end and the top of your thigh bone on the other. The psoas, also called the hip flexor, is responsible for flexion in your hip and thigh. A tight psoas muscle can cause problems in your low back and hip area. Performing certain stretches to keep your psoas loose may help you avoid problems.