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Adductor muscles of the hip - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adductor muscle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term adductor muscle can have several meanings: • in a broad sense, any muscle that causes adduction can be called an adductor muscle. For example in biology, the muscle or muscles in the interi...
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Inflammation of adductor muscles - There are five adductor muscles, the pectineus, adductor brevis and adductor longus (called short adductors) go from the pelvis to the thigh bone and the gracilis and adductor magnus (long adductors) go from the pelvis to the knee. ... What are the adductor muscles?
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An adductor (groin) strain is a common problem among many individuals who are physically active, especially in competiti ... To a lesser extent, jumping also can cause injury to the adductor muscles, but, more commonly, it involves the hip flexors. Overstretching of the adductor muscles is a less common etiology.
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Adductor Brevis ... Anterior (adductor part) ... Related Muscles...
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Any muscle that pulls inward toward the midline of the body. For example, the adductor muscles of the leg serve to pull the legs together. The opposite of "adductor" is "abductor."
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A groin pull is an injury to the adductor muscles called a muscle strain. When a muscle is strained, the muscle is stretched too far. Less severe strains pull the muscle beyond their normal excursion. More severe strains tear the muscle fibers, and can even cause a complete tear of the muscle.
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