Muscles
Gracilis
Adducts the hip and flexes the knee.
Overview
Adducts the hip and flexes the knee. Trigger points here are common in everyday and athletic populations and frequently contribute to the referred pain patterns described below.
Trigger point locations
Long strap along the medial thigh.
Referred pain pattern
Burning superficial pain along the medial thigh.
Palpation & testing
Palpate the muscle belly along its accessible course. Reproduction of the patient's familiar pain on palpation supports involvement.
Common causes
Soccer, lateral movement, post-surgical (tendon harvest).
Self-care & clinical treatment
Stretching, hip control. Clinically: manual release.
Symptoms commonly linked
References
- • Travell & Simons — Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction