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Gracilis
Muscle function: Hip adduction and internal rotation. Interal rotation of Tibia when knee is flexed.
Muscle origin: Anterior body of pubis on the inferior pubic ramus and ischial ramus
Muscle insertion: Medial surface of proximal tibia via pes anserinus
Nerve innervation: L2-3 (Lovett reactor C3-4)
Organ relationship: Sex organs – T5-L4, S2-4 and Vagus
- Sex organs
- Sympathetic: male T10-L4 / female T5-L4
- Parasympathetic: Vagus and S2-4
Primary inhibatory muscles: Psoas major, Tensor fascia latae, Biceps femoris
Functional anatomy for
Gracilis
Related joints: SI, pubis and knee joint
Myofascial lines: Deep front line
Synergists:
- Psoas major, – Control of Ilium
- Iliacus – Control of Ilium
- Tensor fascia latae – Hip internal rotation. Hip and knee stability. Control of Ilium
- Piriformis – Hip internal rotation (hip flexion above 90 deg.)
- Gluteus maximus – Hip and knee stability. Control of Ilium.
- Gluteus medius – Hip internal rotation. Hip and knee stability. Control of Ilium
- Glutens minimus – Hip internal rotation. Hip and knee stabilty. Control of Ilium
- Pectineus – Hip adduction. Control of Ilium
- Adductor brevis – Hip adduction, internal rotation and stability. Control of Ilium
- Adductor longus – Hip adduction. Control of Ilium
- Adductor magnus – Hip adduction, internal rotation and stabilty. Control of Ilium
- Pelvic floor – Connected in Deep front line
- Semitendinosus – Knee stability and internal rotation of Tibia
- Semimembranosus – Knee stability and internal rotation of Tibia
- Biceps femoris – Knee stability
- Vastus medialis – Knee stability and internal rotation of Tibia
- Vastus lateralis – Knee stability
- Sartorius – Knee stability and internal rotation of Tibia
- Popliteus – Knee stability and internal rotation of Tibia
- Tibialis posterior – Connected in Deep front line
Release exercises
Corrective strength exercises
Functional Rehab Academy
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