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A B M P m e m b e r s ea r n F R E E C E h o u r s by rea d i n g t h i s i s s u e ! 55 adductor brevis as the valley between them (Image 11D); and gracilis and medial hamstring muscles as the hills, with the adductor magnus as the valley between them (Image 11E). When it comes to the rubric of having the client engage the target muscle to locate it versus simply using the contour approach, I recommend new practitioners work with the engagement approach because it is confirmation that you are, in fact, on the target muscle. But once you are more experienced, simply having the knowledge of the location and contour of the target musculature is often enough to know with confidence that you have located it. With either approach, once located, the target muscle can then be assessed. Note 1. Images 2–9 demonstrate the client lying on the table supine with their right thigh on the table and their (lower) leg hanging off the table. Ideally, their left hip and knee joints should be flexed with the left foot on the table so the pelvis is stabilized. However, this was not done for the sake of the camera view. The palpation protocol for these muscles could also be done with the client lying supine with both lower extremities on the table. Dr. Joe Muscolino has been a manual and movement therapy educator for more than 35 years. He has created several online streaming subscription platforms for manual therapy continuing education, including LearnMuscles Continuing Education with more than 3,300 video lessons and more than 320 hours of NCBTMB credit. He has also created Massage Therapy—Master Online Curriculum, a full online curriculum for massage therapy schools. He is the author of multiple textbooks with Elsevier and has authored more than 90 articles. For more information on any of Dr. Joe's content, visit learnmuscles.com. To contact Dr. Joe directly, you can reach him at joseph.e.muscolino@gmail.com. Adductor longus and gracilis with the adductor brevis between. Gracilis and medial hamstrings with the adductor magnus between. 11D 11E A d d u c t o r B r e v i s A d d u c t o r L o n gu s G r a c i l i s Inguinal ligament Se m i t e n d i n o s us M agn u s A ddu c t o r Se m i m e m b r a n os u s G r a c i l i s Inguinal ligament