MMT for Hip Flashcards
Hip flexion muscles
Psoas major
Iliacus
Together called iliopsoas
Palpation for psoas major in hip flexion
Bend slightly forward
Place hand below rib and above iliac crest
Palpation for iliacus in hip flexion
Too deep
Hip flexion AG
Seated; hip flexed 90
5: lift leg 30°
4: lift leg mod
3: lift leg off table
Hip flexion GM
Sidelying; hip flexed 90
Hip flexion & abduction & lateral/external rotation (knee flexion) muscles
Sartorius
Palpation for sartorius
Below and medial to ASIS (crease of leg)
Hip flexion & abduction & lateral/external rotation (knee flexion) AG
Seated
Bring heal to opposite knee
Resistance: knee & medial malleolus
Hip flexion & abduction & lateral/external rotation (knee flexion) GM
Supine
Slide foot up opposite knee
Muscles for Hip Extension (to 125 degrees - from 90 to all the way back)
Gluteus maximus
Palpation for gluteus maximus
Between sacrum and greater trochanter
Hip extension AG
Standing and leaning over table, knee bent to 90 (or in prone)
Extend hip
Resistance: distal femur
Hip extension GM
Sidelying with power board
Hip Abduction muscles
Gluteus medius and Gluteus minimus
Palpation for gluteus medius
Lateral to crest of ilium or proximal to greater trochanter