Adductors Of The Thigh 🆕 ✨
Best move to start? The Copenhagen Plank. 🔥
Don't skip the inner thigh work! Your knees (and your hockey/groin health) will thank you. adductors of the thigh
The adductor group is located in the medial compartment of the thigh. While we often refer to them collectively as "the adductors," the group consists of five individual muscles: Best move to start
The Adductor Compartment of the Thigh: Anatomy, Functional Mechanics, and Clinical Relevance Your knees (and your hockey/groin health) will thank you
| Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Primary Action | Unique Feature | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Superior pubic ramus | Pectineal line of femur | Hip flexion & adduction | Often considered a transitional muscle (anterior/medial compartment) | | Adductor Longus | Pubic tubercle | Middle third of linea aspera | Hip adduction & flexion | Most anterior of the true adductors | | Adductor Brevis | Inferior pubic ramus | Proximal linea aspera | Hip adduction & flexion | Lies deep to adductor longus | | Adductor Magnus | Inferior pubic ramus & ischial tuberosity | Linea aspera (adductor part) & adductor tubercle (hamstring part) | Adduction (both parts); extension (hamstring part) | Largest adductor; has a hiatus for the femoral vessels | | Gracilis | Inferior pubic ramus | Medial tibia (pes anserinus) | Hip adduction & knee flexion | Only biarticular adductor (crosses hip & knee) |