PRACTICAL
TONIC AND PHASIC MUSCLES[1]
| TONIC MUSCLES
Prone to Tightness or Shortness |
PHASIC MUSCLES
Prone to Weakness or Inhibition |
- Gastroc-Soleus
- Tibialis Posterior
- Hip Adductors
- Hamstrings
- Rectus Femoris
- Iliopsoas
- Tensor Fascia Lata
- Piriformis
- Thoraco-lumbar extensors
- Quadratus Lumborum
- Pectoralis Major
- Upper Trapezius
- Levator Scapulae
- Scalenes
- Sternocleidomastoid
- Upper limb flexors
|
- Peroneus Longus, Brevis
- Tibialis Anterior
- Vastus Medialis, Lateralis
- Gluteus Maximus, Medius, Minimus
- Rectus Abdominus
- Serratus Anterior
- Rhomboids
- Lower Trapezius
- Deep neck flexors
- Upper limb extensors
|
[1] Janda V. 1987. Muscles and motor control in low back pain: Assessment and management. In Twomey LT (Ed.)
Physical therapy of the low back. Churchill Livingstone: New York. Pp. 253-278.
