Primary hip extensor?
Gluteus maximus
Primary hip flexor?
iliopsoas
Primary knee extensor?
quad
Primary Knee flexors
Semimembranosus and semitendinosus
What are the motions of the femur with internal and external rotation?
Int rotation=posterior
External= anterior
Spasm of the internal rotators of the hip cause what kind of dysfunction?
Internal Somatic dysfunction: Can’t externally rotate
Dysfunction of the piriformis or iliopsoas cause what kind of dysfunction?
External SD: can’t internally rotate
What muscles cause internal rotation (medial) of the hip
Glut med and min TFL
What muscles cause external/lateral rotation
Glut max, obturator, gemelli, Quad femoris