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Myofascial Stretching Course –Los Angeles USA - Guy VOYER DO – Oct 2012
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BICEPS FEMORIS
Muscle Action
Hip: E + ER + Abd + coaptation
Pelvis: retroversion + homolateral lateroversion
Iliac: inflare
Knee: F + RE + valgus
Fibula: ascends
Muscle Counter-Action
Hip: F + RI + Add + decoaptation
Pelvis: anteroversion + controlateral lateroversion
Iliac: outflare
Knee: E + RI + varus
Fibula: descends
Position of Patient
! seated with left lower limb straight, right
lower limb relaxed.
! if the patient has a sprained ankle; do a relative
descent of the fibula with : dorsiflexion + IR +
Add
! if the patient has an arthrosis, do an absolute
descent of the fibula : IR + Add + dorsi F
! knee: the TP lightly stimulates with their fingers
the internal rotation of the leg
! stimulate the lateral aspect of the knee for varus
! hip: keep the relative internal rotation of the
knee
! anteversion : push the umbilicus forward
! erection of the spine
! lateroversion : push the right ischion forward
! tense the fascia of Leblanc (fascia of pec major)
by pushing the right upper extremity and with
an erection of the spine
! outflare relative as the sacrum is in negative
torsion on a left oblique axis: maintain the
ischions on the ground!
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The biceps femoris has two heads, the long head arising from the back of the ischial tuberosity, and from the
inferior part of the sacro-tuberous ligament.
The short head arises from the linea aspera.
They insert by common tendon onto the lateral head of the fibula, and a small slip into the lateral condyle of
the tibia.
Notes :
It is important to stretch the biceps femoris when treating an ankle sprain.