Lower limb muscle actions
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| Knee Flexors | (Hamstrings) Biceps Femoris, Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus, Gracilis, Sartorius, Gastrocnemius |
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| Knee Extensors | (quads) Rectus Femoris, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Intermedius & Tensor Fascia Lata |
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| Medial rotators of knee (tibia) | Popliteus (unlocking action), Semitendinosus, Gracilis, Sartorius (Pes Anserinus) & Semimembranosus (always grouped with ST) |
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| Lateral rotators of knee (tibia) | Biceps Femoris |
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| Ankle dorsiflexors | (anterior compartment leg) Extensor digitorum longus, Extensor hallucis longus, Peroneus Tertius, Tibialis Anterior |
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| Ankle plantarflexors | (deep flexors) Tibialis posterior, Flexor digitorum longus, Flexor hallucis longus, (Superficial posterior leg) Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Plantaris, (lateral leg) Peroneus longus, Peroneus brevis |
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| Hip extension | Gluteus maximus, (hamstrings) Biceps Femoris, Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus |
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| Muscles abducting the hip | (gluteals) Gluteus maximus, Gluteus medius, Gluteus minimus, Tensor fascia lata |
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| Hip adductors | Pectineus, Gracilis & all Adductors |
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| Hip flexors | (all these arise above hip joint) Psoas major, Iliacus, Pectineus, Rectus femoris, Sartorius | PMI, PRFS
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| Hip - medial rotators | Anterior parts of both Gluteus medius and minimus, Tensor fascia lata, Psoas major & Iliacus |
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| Lateral hip rotators | Gluteus maximus, Piriformis, Gemellus superior & inferior, Obturator internus & externus, Quadratus femoris |
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| Invertors of foot | Tibialis anterior, Tibialis posterior |
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| Eversion of foot | Peroneus longus, Peroneus brevis & Peroneus tertius |
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| Toe extension | Extensor digitorum longus, Extensor hallucis longus, Extensor digitorum brevis (intrinsic) |
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| Toe flexion | Flexor digitorum longus, Flexor hallucis longus |
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