Muscles of the Pelvis Flashcards
What is the primary hip flexor?
Psoas
What muscles abduct the hip?
Gluteus Medius
Gluteus Minimus
Tensor Fascia Latae (TFL)
Sartorius
What poses are associated with hip flexion?
Forward folds
What is hip abduction?
Moving the leg away from the midline
What is hip adduction?
Drawing towards or across the midline
What pose includes hip adduction?
Garudasana, Eagle pose
What pose includes hip abduction?
Prasarita Padottanasana, Wide Legged Standing Forward Fold
What muscles adduct the hip?
Adductor brevis Adductor longus Adductor magnus Adductor minimus Pectineus Gracilis
What muscles laterally/externally rotate the hip?
Piriformis Gamellus Obturator internus Obturator externus Quadratus Femoris
What poses are associated with external/lateral hip rotation?
Hip openers
What muscles medially/internally rotate the hip?
Gluteus Medius
Gluteus Minimus
Tensor Fascia Latae (TFL)
What is a pose with internal/medial hip rotation?
Garudasana, Eagle pose
What muscles are involved in hip extension?
Hamstrings
Gluteus Maximus
What poses are associated with hip extension?
Back bends
What is Piriformis Syndrome?
A neuromuscular disorder that occurs when the sciatic nerve is compressed or otherwise irritated by the piriformis muscle causing pain, tingling and numbness in the buttocks and along the path of the sciatic nerve descending down the lower thigh and into the leg
