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Maha Shakti-Pelvic Girdle & Thighs
Pelvic Girdle & Thighs
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09/02/2012

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Term
Illiopsoas
Definition

Deep core muscle, priciple muscle for taking steps.

Fight or flight muscle.

Starts at the T12-

Action:

produces hip, joint flexion, anterior, pelvic tilt and trunk flexion.

Spans the anterior lumbar, pelvic, and hip jount.

*Boat Pose

Term
Gluteous Maximus
Definition

Superficial muscle, spans the posterior pelvic & hip joints

Produces hip joint extension, lateral rotation, and posterior pelvic tilt.

 

**Warrior III

Term
Gluteous Medius
Definition

Mostly superficial muscle, spans the lateral pelvic and hip joint regions.

Abduction sideways

Action hip abduction & medial rotation.

Stretched by hip joint adduction and lateral rotation. Good example = Half Moon

 

Term
Tensor fascia lata
Definition

Helper muscle.

Covers quad & thigh, attaches or becomes IT Band.

 

Term
Adductor Magnus
Definition

3rd heaviest muscle

 

Produces hip joint adduction and extension

streched by hip joint abduction &fexion

 

Term
Piriformis & quadratus femoris
Definition

Deep lateral rotators, span the posterior pelvic and hip joint regions.

Produces hip joint lateral rotation.

Standing big hold & bound angle.

Term

Quadriceps femoris

consists of 4.

Definition
  • Rectus femoris-2 jointes 
  • Vastus intermedious-Deep muscle  
  • Vastus medialis
  • Vastus lateralis- Big muscle

 

Term
Sartorious
Definition

Longest single muscle in the body.

Not very strong, helper muscle.

Term

Hamstring

3 muscles

All are double jointed

Definition

Biceps femoris

Semitendinosus

Semimembranosus

Term
Rectus Abdominus
Definition
Superficial muscle, spans anterior abdominal region.
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