LONG LEG / SHORT LEG SYNDROME

LEG LENGTH DIFFERENCE

The pelvic is tilted, hiked and rotated. The hiked side has shortened psoas, iliacus, hamstrings, external and internal hip rotators, hip adductors and foot supinators. The short leg side has a shortened gluteus maximus, piriformis, gluteus medius, tensor facia latae, internal hip rotators, gastrocnemius, and foot pronators. The Quadratus Lumborum, multifidus, serratus posterior and erector spinae are usually shortened.

 
Reference : Aaron Mattes, Seminar documentation, 2013