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 ...

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 ...

Internally rotating your hip engages muscles like the tensor fasciae latae, upper gluteus muscles, and inner thigh muscles. Without it, it’s hard to complete daily activities like putting on ...

Methods A total of 240 LFCNs in 120 volunteers were evaluated with 18 MHz ultrasound; the intermuscular space between the tensor fasciae latae muscle and the sartorius was used as an initial ...

“It forms from the TFL muscle or the tensor fasciae latae muscle, and the gluteus medius muscle, and the gluteus maximus muscle,” explains Giordano.

The hip abductor muscles include the gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, tensor fasciae latae, piriformis, sartorius and superior fibres of the gluteus maximus.

If you have difficulties with your breaststroke kick, try this self myofascial release (SMR). Place a tennis ball or a similarly-sized ball on the tensor fasciae latae muscle, just below the hip bone.