Table 1.
Muscle | Location |
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Ankle dorsiflexor: tibialis anterior (TA) |
at 1/3 on the line between the tip of the fibula and the tip of the medial malleolus. |
Ankle plantarflexor: medial gastrocnemius (MG) |
on the most prominent bulge of the muscle. |
Knee extensor: rectus femoris (RF) |
halfway between the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and the superior boarder of the patella. |
Knee flexor: semitendinosus (ST) |
halfway between the ischial tuberosity and the medial epicondyle of the tibia. |
Hip flexor: iliopsoas (IL) |
at 3–5 cm distal from the ASIS [27]. |
Hip extensor: gluteus maximus (GMax) |
halfway between the sacral vertebrae and the greater trochanter. |
Hip abductor: gluteus medius (GMed) |
halfway between the iliac crest to the greater trochanter. |
Hip adductor: adductor maximus (AM) |
halfway between the pubic tubercle and the medial femoral epicondyle [28]. |