Technical Tuesday Semitendinosus
Dancers are usually very familiar with their hamstrings. The
semitendinosus muscle is one of three muscles that make up this group. The
other two muscles are the semimembranosus
muscle and the biceps femoris.
The semitendinosus muscle lies between them.
Together these three hamstring muscles flex the knee and
extend the hip. They also help rotate the tibia in plié and help rotate the
femur when the leg is extended. A part
of the sciatic nerve acts as the sensory and motor nerve for this muscle.
Hamstring strains are common in dancers and athletes,
especially when insufficient warm-up exercises are performed.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Anatomical Secret #102:
“The semitendinosus muscle
is one of three hamstring muscles that are located at the back of the thigh.”
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