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Adductor brevis
Muscle function: Hip adduction, flexion and internal rotation
Muscle origin: Anterior body of pubis and inferior pubic ramus
Muscle insertion: Medial lip of Linea aspera of femur
Nerve innervation: L2-4 (lovett reactor – C2-4)
Organ relationship: Colon
- Sympathetic: T10-L2
- Parasympathetic: Vagus and S2-4
Primary inhibatory muscles: Tensor fascie latae, Piriformis, Psoas major, Adductor magnus
Client is supine. The test leg is extended and placed in 15 deg. hip flexion, 10 deg. adduction and full internal rotation. Fiksate the opposite leg with one hand and apply pressure towards abduction on the test leg with the other hand.
Functional anatomy for
Adductor brevis
Related joints: SI, hip and pubic joint
Myofascial lines: Deep front line
Synergists:
- Psoas major, – Hip flexion. Control of Ilium
- Iliacus – Hip flexion. Control of Ilium
- Tensor fascia latae – Hip flexion and internal rotation. Control of Ilium
- Piriformis – Hip internal rotation (above 90 deg. hip flexion).
- Gluteus maximus – Control of Ilium
- Rectus femoris – Hip flexion. Control of Ilium
- Adductor brevis – Hip adduction, internal rotation and flexion. Control of Ilium
- Adductor longus – Hip adduction. Control of Ilium
- Adductor magnus – Hip adduction and internal rotation. Control of Ilium
- Gracilis – Adduction and external rotation. Control of Ilium
- Gluteus medius – Hip internal rotation and stability.
- Gluteus minimus – Hip internal rotation and stability
- Pelvic floor – Connected in Deep front line
- Tibialis posterior – Connected in Deep front line
Release exercises
Corrective strength exercises
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