HIP STUDY GUIDE

1) List the bones of the pelvis.

• the ilium (elephant ear)

• the sacrum (w/ SI joint)

• ischium (butt bones)

• pubis

• coccyx (tailbone)

• tuberosity = bump

• ischial tuberosity is most likely the reason behind hamstring pain

2) The pelvis is a support structure for the body that transmits weight from the __________to the _____ _____.

• axial skeleton

• lower limbs

3) Hamstring strains typically refer to ____________ muscle tissue damage.

• a) Mild to moderate

• b) Severe

• c) Mild

• d) Moderate

4) True or False: Treatment of iliotibial band syndrome begins with analysis of the

athlete’s gait and training program.

• true

5) The pelvis is smaller, _____, and _____ in women as compared to men.

• wider

• shallower

6) List the 4 main hip flexors. (antagonistic muscles)

• 1. iliopsoas (cause of hip flexor strain)

• 2. sartorius (one of the longest muscles in the body) (crosses from the lateral side of the hip & goes to the medial side of the knee) (provides stability when the quad is engaged)

• 3. pectinueus (small anterior muscle) (prime movement is as a hip flexor)

• 4. rectus femoris (assists w/ hip flexion) (prime movement is knee extension)

• you can isolate muscles to figure out cause of pain by changing exercises (bending/stretching muscles)

7) Which bone is a broad, flared of the pelvis?

• the ilium

8) What structure is between the lumbar vertebrae and the coccyx?

• the sacrum

9) What part of the pelvis bears the weight of the body while sitting?

• the ischium

10) Which bone is commonly known as the tailbone?

• the coccyx

11) What two MUSCLE GROUPS compose the bulk of the thigh?

• 1. quadriceps

• 2. hamstrings

• the gracilis is the longest groin adductor muscle & limiting factor for splits/stretches

• good stretches for the gracilis are butterfly & lateral lunges

12) Which muscle group will most likely be strained if you have point tenderness and pain in the groin or medial thigh?

• adductors

13) What is the condition called when you have calcium deposits in muscle tissue?

• Osgood-Schlatter Disease

14) An iliac crest contusion is commonly known as _________ __________.

• a hip pointer

15) Where are stress fractures most common in runners and dancers?

• hamstring, fibula, and tibial strains