Gracilis
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The gracilis muscle does the following:
Flexes the leg at the knee.This means that the gracilis muscle bends the leg at the knee joint such that there is a decrease in the angle between the lower leg and the upper leg.
Manual muscle testing demonstrated that the left Gluteus Medius, left Psoas, bilateral Sartorius, and bilateral Gracilis were conditionally inhibited (2) during the initial visit.
The adductor muscles (Adductor Magnus, Longus and Brevis, the Gracilis and the Pectineus) are located on the inner thighs and serve to bring the thighs together.
TARGET MUSCLES: ADDUCTOR MAGNUS, ADDUCTOR LONGUS, ADDUCTOR BREVIS, PECTINEUS, GRACILIS
MACHINE STANDING HIP ADDUCTION- ...
Pectineus, Adductor Longus, Adductor Brevis, Adductor Magnus and Gracilis are responsible for adduction and internal rotation of the hip. These muscles are primarily involved in stabilization of the hip.
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