Common distortions due to weakness include buckling knees during
squats and over-adduction during gait
GLuTEuS MINIMuS
Joint Action performed by the Hip
- Abduction
- Horizontal abduction
- Internal rotation (during abduction)
Origin: Ilium – External surface (below the origin of the gluteus medius)
For example lifts leg out to the side and turns it inward
Insertion: Femur – Greater trochanter – Anterior surface
Exercises include squats (with tubing around knees emphasizing abduction), lunges, and
lateral lunges
Common distortions due to weakness are buckling knees during squats and over-adduction
during gait
TENSOR FASCIAE LATAE
Joint Action performed by the Hip
- Abduction
- Flexion
- Internal rotation
Joint Action performed by the Knee (via iliotibial band)
- Assists in extension
For example kicking your leg out to the side
Origin: Ilium – A. Outer lip of crest B. Anterior superior iliac spine
Insertion: Iliotibial band (to lateral condyle of tibia