MUSCULATURE INVOLVED IN THE KABAT DIAGONALS OF LEGS

Author: Gonzalo García Vázquez
University Graduate in Physiotherapy.

Diagonal: EXTENSION + ADD + INNER ROT.
Hip:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Psoas major Iliacus ADD´s Sartorius Pectineus Rectum femoris	Flexion + ADD + rot. ext.

Knee:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Quadriceps	Extension

Ankle / Foot:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Tibialis anterior	Dorsal flexion + inversion

Fingers:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Extensor of thumb Extensor digitorum longus	Extension + medial shift

Diagonal: EXTENSION + ABD + INNER ROT.
Hips:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Gluteus medium Gluteus major Ischiotibials	Extension + ABD + inner rot.

Knee:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Quadriceps	Extension

Ankle / Foot:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Calf muscle Soleus Peroneus longus Peroneus brevis	Plantar flexion + eversion

Fingers:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Flexor of thumb Flexor digitorum	Extension + Side deviation

Diagonal: FLEXION + ABD + INNER ROT.
Hip:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Tensor fasciae latae Rectus femoris Gluteus medium Gluteus minor	Flexion + ABD + inner rot.

Knee:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Quadriceps	Extension

Ankle / Foot:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Tibialis anterior Peroneus brevis Peroneus longus	Dorsal Flexion dorsal + eversion

Fingers:

MUSCLE	MOVEMENT
Flexor of thumb Flexor digitorum	Extension + Side deviation

Diagonal: EXTENSION + ADD + ROT. EXT.
Hips:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
ADD major Gluteus major Ischiotibials Sartorius Pectineus	Extension + ADD + ext. Rot.

Knee:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Quadriceps	Extension

Ankle / Foot:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Calf muscle Soleus Tibialis posterior	Plantar Flexion plantar + inversion

Fingers:

MUSCULATURE	MOVEMENT
Flexor of thumb Flexor digitorum	Flexion + Medial deviation

PHYSIOTHERAPY

AESTHETIC PHYSIOTHERAPY