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Adductor Longus
Muscle funcion: Hip adduction and external rotation, control of Ilium and thereby also the Pubic and SI joint.
Muscle origin: Body of pubis on the inferior to pubic crest and lateral to the pubic symphysis
Muscle insertion: Medial lip on the middle third of linea aspera of femur
Nerve innervation: L2-4 (Lovett reactor C2-4)
Organ relationship: Small intestine (Ileum) and Sex organs – T8-L4, S2-4 and Vagus
- Small intestine
- Sympathetic: T8-11
- Parasympathetic: Vagus
- Sex organs
- Sympathetic: male T10-L4 / female T5-L4
- Parasympathetic: S2-4
Primary inhibatory muscles: Tensor fascie, Psoas major, Diaphragm, Adductor magnus, Piriformis
Functional anatomy for
Adductor Longus
Related joints: Pubic, SI and hip joint
Myofascial line: Deep front line
Synergists:
- Psoas major, – Hip external rotation. Control of Ilium
- Iliacus – Hip external rotation. Control of Ilium
- Tensor fascia latae – Hip stability and control of Ilium
- Piriformis – Hip external rotation
- Gluteus maximus – Hip external rotation and stability. Control of Ilium.
- Rectus femoris – Hip flexion. Control of Ilium
- Pectineus – Hip adduction and external rotation. Control of Ilium
- Adductor brevis – Hip adduction and stability. Control of Ilium
- Adductor magnus – Adduction. Control of Ilium
- Gracilis – Adduction and external rotation. Control of Ilium
- Gluteus medius – Hip external rotation and stability.
- Gluteus minimus – Hip stability
- Pelvic floor – Connected in Deep front line
- Tibialis posterior – Connected in Deep front line
Release exercises
Corrective strength exercises
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