Muscle Palpation - Gracilis (Adductor Group)

This is a detailed, step by step, description on how to palpate Gracilis by Keith Bootsma, RMT.

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Origins:
1-Anterior Body of Pubis
2-Inferior Ramus of Pubis

Insertion:
Proximal Part of the Medial Shaft of the Tibia (Forms Pes Anserine tendon)

Functions:
1-Adduction of the Thigh @ the Hip Joint
2-Flexion of the Thigh @ the Hip Joint
3-Flexion of the Leg @ the Knee Joint
4-Anterior Tilt of the Pelvis @ the Hip Joint
5-Medial Rotation of the Thigh @ the Hip Joint
6-Medial Rotation of the Leg @ the Knee Joint

Nerve:
The Obturator Nerve (L2, L3)

Activation: (Supine) Adduction of the Hip (Knee Bent)
Lengthening: (Supine) Abduction of the Hip (Knee Extended) (Slight Hip Extension)