Stability and Movement: Trunk and Lumbo-Pelvic Hip Complex

Question 1

What is the myofascial core?

Answer 1

• Composed of several deep muscle bellies and their surrounding fascial components
• They will be the set of essential structures that will serve to protect, stabilize and activate the center of your moving body
• Made up of the pelvic diaphragm, respiratory diaphragm, multifidus, transverse abdominis, and the internal and external obliques
• The barrel-shaped core will maintain integrity of the viscera and serve as a stabilizing girdle during breathing and physical exertion but also serve to start most movements of the extremities

Question 2

What is the pelvic diaphragm?

Answer 2

• The several layers of myofascial material across the bottom of the pelvis
• These pelvic floor muscles are important for respiration, defecation and childbirth

Question 3

What is the respiratory diaphragm?

Answer 3

• Another horizontal expanse of myofascial tissue along the bottom edge of the rib cage and anterior surface of the lumbar vertebrae

Question 4

What is the multifidus?

Answer 4

• Along the posterior surface of the lumbar spine
• Vertical lashing of multifidi
• Hoist the spinal column up and bind the vertebrae together

Question 5

What are the transverse abdominis?

Answer 5

• 2 sheets of muscle found around the tummy and attach to the abdominal fascia in front of the linea alba

Question 6

What are the internal and external obliques?

Answer 6

• Transverse abdominis and these layers of fascial fabric stitch themselves posteriorly into the thoracolumbar fascia at the vertebrae

Question 7

What are postural supporters?

Answer 7

• String of muscular bellies that directly affect the vertical integrity of the body
• Dozens of muscle from head to toes that multitask by not supporting upright posture, but also stabilizing the weight bearing joints
• Transverse abdominis and lower multifidi are also postural supporters because they hold the body together as well as up

Question 8

What are the muscles that move the head?

Answer 8

• Anterior: rectus capitis anterior, longus capitis
• Posterior: longissimus capitis, obliquus capitis superior, obliquus capitis inferior, rectus capitis posterior (major and minor), trapezius (superior fibers), splenius capitis, semispinalis capitis
• Lateral: rectus capitis lateralis, sternocleidomastoid

Question 9

What are the muscles of the vertebral column?

Answer 9

• Superficial: erector spinae, spinalis, longissimus, iliocostalis, splenius cervicis, quadratus lumborum
• Deep: longus colli, interspinales, inter transversales, multifidus, psoas minor, rotatores, semispinalis, psoas major and minor

Question 10

What are the muscles of the thorax?

Answer 10

• Diaphragm, intercostals (external and internal), levator costarum, subcostales, scalenes (anterior, medius posterior), serratus posterior (superior and inferior), transversus thoracis

Question 11

What are the muscles of the abdominal wall?

Answer 11

• Rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, transverse abdominis