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Adductor magnus
Muscle function: Hip adduction, extension, internal and external rotation. Control of Ilium and hip stability.
Muscle origin: Inferior pubic ramus, ischial ramus and ischial tuberosity.
Muscle insertion: Gluteal tuberosity, medial lip of linea aspera, medial supracondylar line and adductor tubercle of femur
Nerve innervation: L2-4 (Lovett reactor C2-4)
Organ relationship: Bladder, Sex organs – T5-L4, S2-4 and Vagus
- Bladder
- Sympathetic: T8-11
- Parasympathetic: Vagus
- Sex organs
- Sympathetic: male T10-L4 / female T5-L4
- Parasympathetic: S2-4
Primary inhibatory muscles: Diphragm, Psoas major, Tensor fascie latea, Vastus medialis, Popliteus
Functional anatomy for
Adductor magnus
Related joints: SI, hip and pubic joint
Myofascial lines: 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.
- Gluteus medius – Hip internal and external rotation, and stability. Control of Ilium
- Glutens minimus – Hip internal rotation and stabilty. 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 longus – Adduction. Control of Ilium
- Gracilis – Adduction and external rotation. Control of Ilium
- Pelvic floor – Connected in Deep front line
- Semitendinosus – Hip extension
- Semimembranosus – Hip extension
- Biceps femoris – Hip extension
- Tibialis posterior – Connected in Deep front line
Release exercises
Corrective strength exercises
Functional Rehab Academy
Manual and practical therapy strategies that will help you find the root cause(s) and achieve faster and better results with your clients.
Functional Rehab Academy is a part of:
Move2Peak Academy ApS, Denmark
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