Back Movements Flashcards
1
Q
Muscles in Flexion (bending forward)
A
- Rectus Abdominis
- Psoas major (fixed pelvis)
- External and Internal Oblique (bilateral contraction)
2
Q
Muscles in Extension (bending backwards)
A
- Erector Spinae (ilocostalis, longissimuss, spinalis)
- Multifidus
- Semispinalis
- Quadratus Lumborum
3
Q
Muscles in Lateral Flexion (bending to the side)
A
- Iliocostalis
- Longissimus
- External and internal Oblique (same side)
- Quadratus Lumborum
- Multifidus
- Intertransversarii
4
Q
Muscles in Rotation (twisting the spine)
A
- External Oblique (opposite side)
- Internal Oblique (same side)
- Multifidus (opposite side)
- Rotatores (opposite side)
- Semispinalis (opposite side)
5
Q
Stabilisation
A
- Multifidus
- Erector Spinae
- Transversospinalis
- Quadratus Lumborum