Contents
Anatomy pictures
Referred pain pattern
Muscle type
- Postural
- Shortens when overactivated
Symptoms
- Pain in weight bearing
- Pain during sudden twists of hip
- Restricted abduction of hip
- Restricted lateral rotation of hip
Muscular attachment zones adductor brevis
Muscular attachment zones adductor longus
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MYOFASCIAL LINES
Deep Ventral Line
- Suprahyoid muscles
- Infrahyoid muscles
- Scaleni
- Fascia prevertebralis
- Longus colli and capitis
- Pericardium
- Mediastinum
- Parietal pleura
- Fascia pretrachialis
- Fascia endothoracica
- Transversus Thoracis
- Diaphragma
- Anterior longitudinal ligament
- Iliopsoas
- Pectineus
- Anterior intermuscular septum
- Adductor brevis and longus
- Anterior sacral fascia
- Pelvic floor fascia
- Levator ani
- Obturator internus fascia
- Posterior intermuscular septum
- Adductor Magnus and minimus
- Fascia Popliteus, knee capsule
- Tibialis posterior
- Flexor hallucis longus and flexor digitorum longus
Supportive ventral line
- Lower edge of pectoralis major
- Lateral sheath of rectus abdominis
- Adductor longus
Synergists
Pelvis - Anterior tilt
- Erector Spinae
- Iliocostalis
- Longissimus
- Transversospinalis
- Multifidus
- Quadratus Lumborum
- Latissimus Dorsi
- Psoas Major
- Iliacus
- Rectus Femoris
- Sartorius
- Tensor Fascia Latae
- Gluteus Medius (anterior fibers)
- Gluteus Minimus (anterior fibers)
- Pectineus
- Adductor Longus
- Gracilis
- Adductor Brevis
Hip - Adduction
- Pectineus
- Adductor Longus
- Gracilis
- Adductor Brevis
- Adductor Magnus
- Gluteus Maximus
- Biceps Femoris
- Quadratus Femoris
Hip - Flexion
- Psoas Major
- Iliacus
- Sartorius
- Tensor Fascia Latae
- Rectus Femoris
- Pectineus
- Adductor Longus
- Gracilis
- Adductor Brevis
- Gluteus Medius (anterior fibers)
- Gluteus Minimus (anterior fibers)
Antagonists
Pelvis - Posterior tilt
- Rectus Abdominis
- External Oblique
- Internal Oblique
- Biceps Femoris
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Gluteus Maximus
- Gluteus Medius (posterior fibers)
- Gluteus Minimus (posterior fibers)
- Adductor Magnus
- Psoas Minor
Hip - Abduction
- Gluteus Medius
- Gluteus Minimus
- Tensor Fascia Latae
- Sartorius
- Gluteus Maximus
- Piriformis
- Superior Gemellus
- Obturator Internus
- Inferior Gemellus
Hip - Extension
- Gluteus Maximus
- Biceps Femoris
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Adductor Magnus
- Gluteus Medius (posterior fibers)
- Gluteus Minimus (posterior fibers)
Anatomy
Adductor Longus
Position
- Mostly superficial
Origin
- Anterior surface of pubis
- In the space between symphysis pubis and crista pubis
Insertion
- Medial 1/3 of linea aspera of femur
Main function
- Pelvis
- Anterior tilt
- Hip
- Adduction
- Flexion
Secondary function
- Pelvis
- Elevation
Nerve innervation
- Segmental
- L2-L4
- Peripheral
- Nervus obturatorius
Arterial supply
- Deep part of femoral artery
- Obturator artery
Adductor brevis
Position
- Deep to adductor longus
- Superficial to adductor magnus
Origin
- Ramus inferior pubis
Insertion
- Linea aspera femur, proximal 1/2
Main function
- Pelvis
- Anterior tilt
- Hip
- Adduction
- Flexion
Secondary function
- Pelvis
- Elevation
Nerve innervation
- Segmental
- L2-3
- Peripheral
- Nervus obturator
Arterial supply
- Deep part of femoral artery
- Obturator artery