Hip movements & muscles

Muscles & movements of the hip joint in 5 minutes or less! This is a challenge, but here we aim to provide a broad overview of the hip muscles, the movements of these muscles & their innervation.

Terms covered this week: The movements of the hip, flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and internal & external rotation. The muscles of the hip: iliacus, psoas major & rectus femoris. Sartorius & pectineus. Gluteus maximus & the hamstrings. Gluteus medius & gluteus minimus. Gracilis & the adductor muscles (longus, brevis & magnus). The six lateral rotators of the hip: obturator internus & externus. Pyriformis, quadratus femoris & gemellus superior & inferior. The superior & inferior gluteal nerves, the sciatic nerve, & the obturator nerve.