Lesson
Hip Joint Muscles
| Action (Plane of Motion) | Abduction (Frontal & Transverse) | Adduction (Frontal & Transverse) | Flexion (Sagittal) | Extension (Sagittal) | External Rotation (Transverse) | Internal Rotation (Transverse) |
| Muscles | –Gluteus Medius -Gluteus Minimus (assists) -Gluteus Maximus (upper part) -Tensor Fascia Latae (TFL) -Piriformis -Sartorius (Tailor’s muscle) | -Adductor Longus -Adductor Brevis -Adductor Magnus (adductor part) -Gracilis -Pectinius -Gluteus Maximus (lower part) | PRIME movers cross hip joint anteriorly: -Iliopsoas (Iliacus+ Psoas Major) -Pectinius -Rectus Femoris -Sartorius -(TFL) -Adductor Longus | – Gluteus maximus (only when hip is in flexion or when hip extension is resisted) and 3 hamstrings: -Biceps Femoris (long head), -Semiyendinosus -Semimembranosus -Adductor Magnus (hamstring part) | -Gluteus Maximus -Piriformis -Superior Gemellus -Inferior Gemellus -Obturator Internus -Obturator Externus -Quadratus Femoris -Sartorius -Gluteus Medius (posterior part) | -Gluteus Minimus Asssisted by: -TFL -Semitendinosus Semimembranosus -Gluteus Medius (anterior part) |