EASIEST WAY TO LEARN MUSCLES OF POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THIGH

THERE ARE 3 MUSCLES WHICH ARE

Hamstring muscles

• Biceps femoris
• Semitendinosus
• Semimembranosus

Posterior Compartment of thigh

  

*Origin and Insertion see given below in the table

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  Posterior Compartment of thigh in table form
  
  
  
  

  
  

  Towel Hamstring Stretch

   

  • Lie on the back, supporting the thigh with the hand or with a towel wrapped around it..
  • Slowly straighten the knee until a stretch is felt in the back of the thigh, trying to get the bottom of the foot to face the ceiling, one leg at a time.
  • Hold the position initially for 10 seconds, and gradually work up to 20 to 30 seconds.

  
  

  
  

  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Wall Hamstring Stretch

   

  • Another low stress hamstring stretch is to lie back on the floor with the buttocks against a wall at a corner or by a door jamb.
  • Keeping one leg on the floor, place the foot of the alternate leg against the wall and try to gently push the knee straight so the raised leg and the leg on the floor make a 90 degree angle.
  • Hold the position for 10 to 20 seconds.