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Musculoskeletal
Muscle Actions
Action | Muscles |
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TMJ Depression | Lateral pterygoid, suprahyoid, infrahyoid |
TMJ Elevation | Temporalis, masseter, Medial pterygoid |
TMJ Protrusion | Masseter, lateral pterygoid, medial pterygoid |
TMJ Retrusion | Temporalis, Masseter, Digastric |
TMJ Side to side | Medial pterygoid, Lateral pterygoid, Masseter, Temporalis |
Cervical Flexion | SCM, Longus colli, Scalenes |
Cervical Extension | Traps, Splenius cervicis, Semispinalis cervicis, Iliocostalis cervicis, Longissimus cervicis, Multifidus |
Cervical Rotation and Lateral Bending | SCM, Scalenes, Splenius cervicis, Longissimus cervicis, Iliocostalis cervicis, Levator scapulae, Multifidus |
Thoracic and Lumbar Flexion | Rectus abdominis, Internal oblique, External oblique |
Thoracic and Lumbar Extension | Erector spinae, Quadratus lumborum, Multifidus |
Thoracic and Lumbar Rotation and Lateral Bending | Psoas major, Quadratus lumborum, External oblique, Internal Oblique, Multifidus, Longissimus thoracis, Iliocostalis thoracis, Rotatores |
Scapular Elevation | Upper traps, Levator scapulae |
Scapular Depression | Lower traps, Lats, Pecs major and minor |
Scapular Protraction | Serratus anterior, Pecs minor |
Scapular Retraction | Rhomboids, Traps |
Scapular Upward Rotation | Traps, Serratus anterior |
Scapular Downward Rotation | Rhomboids, Levator scapulae, Pecs minor |
Shoulder Flexion | Biceps brachii, Anterior delts, Coracobrachialis, Pecs major |
Shoulder Extension | Lats, Posterior delts, Teres major |
Shoulder Abduction | Middle delts, Supraspinatus |
Shoulder Adduction | Pecs major, Lats, Teres major |
Shoulder Lateral Rotation | Teres minor, Posterior delts, Infraspinatus |
Shoulder Medial Rotation | Teres major, Pecs major, Subscapularis, Lats, Anterior delts |
Elbow Flexion | Biceps brachii, Brachioradialis, Brachialis |
Elbow Extension | Triceps, Anconeus |
Radioulnar Supination | Supinator, Biceps brachii |
Radioulnar Pronation | Pronator teres, Pronator quadratus |
Wrist Flexion | Flexor carpi radialis, Flexor carpi ulnaris, Palmaris longus |
Wrist Extension | Extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis, Extensor carpi ulnaris |
Radial Deviation | Extensor carpi radialis, Flexor carpi radialis, Extensor pollicis longus and brevis |
Ulnar Deviation | Flexor carpi ulnaris, Extensor carpi ulnaris |
Hip Flexion | Iliopsoas, Sartorius, Rectus femoris, Pectineus |
Hip Extension | Gluteus maximus, Biceps femoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus |
Hip Abduction | TFL, Gluteus medius, Gluteus minimus, Piriformis, Obturator internus |
Hip Adduction | Gracilis, Adductor longus, Adductor brevis, Adductor magnus |
Hip Medial Rotation | TFL, Gluteus medius, Gluteus minimus, Pectineus, Adductor longus |
Hip Lateral Rotation | Gluteus maximus, Obturator externus, Obturator internus, Piriformis, Gemelli, Sartorius |
Knee Flexion | Biceps fermoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus, Sartorius |
Knee Extension | Rectus femoris, Vastus lateralis, Vastus medialis, Vastus intermedius |
Plantar Flexion | Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Tibialis posterior, Peroneus longus, Peroneus brevis, Plantaris, Flexor hallucis |
Dorsiflexion | Tibialis anterior, Extensor hallucis longus, Extensor digitorum longus, Peroneus tertius |
Ankle Inversion | Tibialis anterior, Tibialis posterior, Flexor digitorum longus |
Ankle Eversion | Peroneus longus, Peroneus brevis, Peroneus tertius |