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Psoas major
Muscle function: Hip flexion and external rotation. Extension and stabilization of the lumbar spine. Anterior pull on Ilium.
Muscle origin: Vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs from T12-L4, and transverse processes of L1-L5.
Muscle insertion: Lesser trochanter of femur as iliopsoas tendon
Nerve innervation: L1-L4 (Lovett reactor C2-C5)
Organ relationship: Kidney and bladder – T8-L1 and Vagus
- Kidney
- Sympathetic: T10-L1
- Parasympathetic: Vagus, S2-S4
- Bladder
- Sympathetic: T8-11
- Parasympathetic: Vagus
Primary inhibatory muscles: Diaphragm, opposite Psoas major, Quadratus lumborum (both sides), Adductor magnus, Semitendinosis, Semimembranosus, Biceps femoris, Piriformis
Functional anatomy for
Psoas major
Related joints: T12-L1, hip, SI and pubic joint
Myofascial lines: Deep front line
Synergists:
- Erector spinae – Lumbar statbility
- Transverse abdominus,- Lumbar stability
- Quadratus lumborum, – Lumbar stability
- Pelvic floor – Lumbar stability
- Diaphragm – Lumbar stabiilty
- Obliques externus – Lumbar stabilty
- Obliques internus – Lumbar stabilty
- Rectus abdominus – Lumbar stabilty and sagital plane stability
- Latissimus dorsi – Lumbar stabilty
- Gluteus maximus, – Lumbar stabilty
- Gluteus maximus, – External hip rotation and lumbar stability
- Gluteus medius – External hip rotation
- Pectineus – Hip flexion and connected in the Deep front line
- Adductor brevis – Hip flexion and connected in the Deep front line
- Adductor magnus – Connected in the Deep front line
- Piriformis – External hip rotation
- Rectus femoris – Hip flexion and anterior pull on Ilium
- Tensor fascie latae – Hip flexion and anterior pull on Ilium
Release exercises
Corrective strength exercises
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