Hip Flexors
DETAILS: The hip flexors are a group of muscles that bring your legs and trunk together (flexion). The hip flexors allow us to bring our knee towards our torso or bend our torso forward at the hip.
FUNCTION: Flexion of the hip and anterior pelvis tilt
Psoas major: The psoas muscle is a deep muscle and the only muscle in your body that connects your spine to your leg.
Iliacus: The iliacus is a flat, triangular muscle. Its primary action is to flex and rotate your thigh.
Rectus Femoris: One of the four quadriceps muscles (as well as a hip flexor). It attaches your pelvis to the patellar tendon of your knee.
Pectineus: Often referred to as your “groin muscle”. It's primarily responsible for hip flexion, but it also rotates your thigh and adducts.
Sartotius: The longest muscle in the human body. the sartorial runs down the length of your thigh from your pelvis to your knee. The sartorius helps flex the knee and leg.