Glio (gleio, geyo) is a group of muscles that are located in the lumbar region of the spine and take part in stabilizing the lumbar spine. These muscles are important for maintaining correct posture and maintaining balance during movement.
Glio muscles, also known as psoas muscles, are formed from connective tissue and surround the spinal cord in the canal between the dura mater and the meninges. They provide support to the sacrum and hip joints, allowing us to stand, walk, run and sit without undue pain or discomfort.
**What is glio?** Glio are soft tissues that form a passive support for the spinal cord, nerves and vessels, which include its roots from the head and spinal cord, the diaphragm and a large number of vessels. Glio are a very important element for the normal functioning of the spinal cord. Unfortunately, with age, the tissue degrades: vascular trunks atrophy and fat cells accumulate, blocking blood circulation. With age, intervertebral protrusions—deformations of cartilaginous bodies necessary to absorb the mechanical loads of the vertebrae—become more and more common. Then, with a hernia or serious protrusion of one of them, spinal canal stenosis is formed. This is followed by transverse instability of the spinal motion segments (MSS) with a narrowing of the intervertebral space to 2 mm or less, a pathological condition that represents a narrowing of the lumbar region. Patients have a complex of positive symptoms due to the fact that they interfere with the normal drainage of cerebrospinal fluid and the healing of the hernia. These include pain in the hernia area, pain in the legs of various types, numbness in the buttocks, weakness in the legs, numbness in the bleeding of the legs, and cuts in the feet and toes.