Muscles
Pectineus
Adducts and flexes the hip.
Overview
Adducts and flexes the hip. Trigger points here are common in everyday and athletic populations and frequently contribute to the referred pain patterns described below.
Trigger point locations
Deep groin between adductor longus and psoas.
Referred pain pattern
Deep groin pain at the front of the hip.
Palpation & testing
Palpate the muscle belly along its accessible course. Reproduction of the patient's familiar pain on palpation supports involvement.
Common causes
Soccer, sprinting, sudden direction changes.
Self-care & clinical treatment
Adductor stretches, hip control. Clinically: needling by trained clinicians (femoral neurovascular bundle).
Symptoms commonly linked
References
- • Travell & Simons — Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction