You will feel the muscles under your hand tighten and "pop" out—those are your adductors.
Because the adductors are heavily used in sports that involve lateral movements (like soccer, basketball, and skating), they are prone to injury. A "groin strain" is a common term for an adductor muscle strain.
The name “adductor” comes from the Latin adducere , meaning “to bring toward.” Their primary job is —pulling your leg toward the midline of your body.
If you feel pain high up on the inner thigh, near the crease where the leg meets the pelvis, it is likely involving the adductor longus or gracilis. Because these muscles attach to the pubic bone, tightness or injury in this area can sometimes be mistaken for hip or pelvic issues.
When these muscles are tight or weak, it can lead to "groin pulls" or even contribute to lower back and knee pain, as the body tries to compensate for the lack of stability in the inner thigh. How to Find Them (Self-Palpation) To feel your adductors in action: Sit on the edge of a chair.
A shorter muscle tucked behind the adductor longus.
There are five main muscles that make up the adductor group. Knowing their specific locations helps explain the anatomy in more detail:
