Functional Rehab Academy
Tensor fascie latae
Muscle origin
Area on the outer lip of anterior iliac crest to the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)
Muscle insertion
Runs superficially to the anterior part of the greater trochantor and the continues throught the IT band to the head of the Fibula and lateral condyle of Tibia
Muscle function
Hip flexion, abduction and internal rotation. Control of Ilium. Control of Fibula and knee through the IT band.
Nerve innervation
L4-S1 (Lovett reactor C1-2)
Primary muscle type
Phasic / Mixed type (50-60%)
Myofascial lines:
Primary inhibatory muscles
Related joints
- SI joint
- Hip joint
- Tibiafibular joint
Anterior part
Client is supine with the test leg extended and placed in 40 deg. hip flexion, 30 deg abduction and full internal hip rotation. Fiksate with one hand on the opposite leg and apply pressure on the test leg in an oblique angle down towards the opposite ankle with the other hand.
Posterior part
Client is supine with the test leg extended and placed in 25 deg. hip flexion, 15 deg abduction and full internal hip rotation. Fiksate with one hand on the opposite leg and apply pressure on the test leg towads adduction with the other hand.
Functional anatomy for
Tensor fascie latae
Organ relationship (T1-4, T10-L2, Sacrum, n. Vagus)
- Thyroid (AK)
- Symp – T1-4 (Thyroid Plexus)
- Parasymp – CX (Vagus)
- Large intestine (AK)
- Symp – T10-L2 (Mesenteric and Hypogastric plexus)
- Parasymp – CX (Vagus) and S2-S4 (Sacral plexus)
- Reproductive organs (AK)
- Symp – T10-L2 (Inferior Hypogastric, Ovarian and Testicular plexus)
- Parasymp – S2-4 (Sacral plexus)
Associated muscles
- Opposite Rhomboid – Connected in Spiral line
- Opposite Serratus anterior – Connected in the Spiral line
- Obliques externus – Connected in lateral line (same side) and Spiral line (opposite side)
- Obliqus internus – Connected in lateral line
- Quadratus lumborum – Pelvis stability during one leg stance and gait. Assisting in the Lateral line.
- Psoas major – Hip flexion
- Iliacus – Hip flexion and control og Ilium
- Rectus femoris – Hip flexion and control of Ilium
- Gluteus medius – Hip abduction and internal rotation. Control of Ilium and Fibula. Connected in Lateral line
- Gluteus minimus – Hip abduction and internal rotation. Control of Ilium and Fibula. Connected in Lateral line
- Piriformis – Hip internal rotation when hip flexion above 90 deg.
- Pectineus – Hip flexion
- Adductor magnus – Hip internal rotation
- Adductor brevis – Hip internal rotation
- Biceps femoris – Control of Fibula og connected in the Spiral line
- Peroneus – Control of Fibula and connected in the Spiral line and Lateral line
- Tibialis anterior – Control of Fibula and connected in the Spiral line
- Tibialis posterior – Control of Fibula
- Soleus – Control of Fibula