The tensor fasciae latae—or TFL for short—is a small muscle on the outside of your hip, spanning an average of 6 inches in length. But when this area is tight, painful, or otherwise overworked ...

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Place your feet about shoulder-width apart, so that the band is taut but not stretched. Bend your knees slightly and push ...

The tensor fasciae latae originates in the anterolateral iliac crest. This muscle is confluent with the iliotibial band, which originates at the tendons of the tensor fasciae latae and gluteus ...

And it's got a little bit of muscle called the tensor fasciae latae that sits within it, and it basically kind of holds things into the side of your leg, is what it does. Causes of IT Band Syndrome ...

• Tensor fasciae latae: Located on the outside of your upper thigh, it works with the rectus femoris to flex the hip and contributes to hip abduction and internal rotation.

Hip internal rotation occurs any time you move your thigh bone inward, activating muscles such as the tensor fasciae latae, the upper gluteus muscles, and the inner thigh muscles.

Your iliopsoas, rectus femoris, and tensor fascia latae muscles are all necessary for good posture and comfortable living, so use the Thomas Test to assess your flexibility.

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