Micah Waits LMT

Pectineus

The pectineus helps bring your leg inward and forward (hip adduction + flexion). 🔄 Tightness can create groin pain or limit stride length. Massage loosens the inner thigh, restores hip flexibility, and reduces strain with walking or running. 🏃‍♀️

Gracilis

➡️ Long, thin inner thigh muscle 🦵
➡️ Brings legs together (hip adduction) + bends knee
➡️ Tightness = groin discomfort & medial knee pain
➡️ Massage reduces strain, improves balance, and supports smooth leg movement ✨

Adductor Magnus

The adductor magnus is a powerful inner thigh muscle. 🦵 It pulls the legs together (adduction) and helps with hip extension. When tight, it can cause groin pain and pelvic imbalance. Massage improves flexibility, relieves soreness, and restores hip function.

Adductor Brevis

➡️ Small inner thigh muscle
➡️ Brings leg inward (hip adduction)
➡️ Tightness = groin stiffness, hip restriction ⚡
➡️ Massage eases groin tension and restores balanced hip strength 🙌

Adductor Longus

The adductor longus pulls the thigh inward (hip adduction). 🦵 Overuse = groin pain and hip tightness. Massage loosens this muscle, reduces soreness, and restores smooth side-to-side motion. ✨ Great for athletes, dancers, and riders.

Semitendinosus

The semitendinosus bends your knee and extends your hip (hamstring group). 🏋️ Tightness can limit flexibility and cause hamstring strains. Massage improves circulation, reduces tension, and supports smoother leg movement. Great for runners and athletes! ✨


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Semimembranosus

➡️ Deep hamstring muscle 🦵
➡️ Assists in knee bending & hip extension
➡️ Tightness = back-of-knee stiffness + reduced stride length 🚶
➡️ Massage relaxes deep fibers, improves hamstring health, and eases chronic leg tightness 💆‍♀️

Re**us Femoris

➡️ Part of the quadriceps group 💪
➡️ Straightens the knee (extension) + lifts hip (flexion)
➡️ Overused in running, jumping, climbing 🏃‍♂️
➡️ Massage restores power, prevents knee strain, and eases quad tightness ✨

Vastus Intermedius

This deep quad muscle lies under the re**us femoris and helps extend the knee (knee extension). 🦵 Often sore after squats or cycling. Massage improves blood flow, speeds recovery, and prevents quad stiffness. Perfect for athletes and workers on their feet all day! ⚡

Vastus Medialis

➡️ Inner quad muscle — stabilizes the kneecap 🦵
➡️ Weakness = knee pain & poor balance
➡️ Tightness causes aching near the inner knee
➡️ Massage boosts circulation, eases pain, and supports strong knee alignment ✨

Vastus Lateralis

The vastus lateralis runs down the outside of the thigh. 🦵 It helps straighten your knee (extension) and absorbs shock in walking/running. Tightness can cause IT band pain or kneecap pulling. Massage improves circulation, eases soreness, and balances knee function. 💆