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Pectineus
Muscle function: Hip flexion and external rotation
Muscle origin: Superior pubic ramus (pectineal line of pubis)
Muscle insertion: Pectineal line and linea aspera of femur
Nerver innervation: L2-3 (Lovett reactor C3-4)
Organ relationship: Colon – T10-L2, S2-4 and Vagus
- Sympathetic: T10-L2
- Parasympathetic: Vagus and S2-4
Primary inhibatory muscles: Tensor fascia latae, Psoas major, Adductor magnus
Client is supine. Test leg is extended and placed in 15 deg. hip flexion, full external hip rotation and 10 deg. hip adduction. Fiksate on the front of the opposite hip with one hand and apply pressure straight down on the test leg.
Functional anatomy for
Pectineus
Related joints: SI, pubic and hip joint
Myofascial lines: Deep front line
Synergists:
- Psoas major, – Hip flexion and external rotation. Control of Ilium
- Iliacus – Hip flexion and external rotation. Control of Ilium
- Tensor fascia latae – Hip flexion. Control of Ilium
- Piriformis – Hip external rotation.
- Gluteus maximus – Hip external rotation. Control of Ilium
- Rectus femoris – Hip flexion. Control of Ilium
- Adductor brevis – Hip adduction and flexion. Control of Ilium
- Adductor longus – Hip adduction and external rotation. 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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