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What is collectively referred to as the hip flexors is actually a group of muscles that includes the iliopsoas, the thigh muscles (rectus femoris, Sartorius and tensor fasciae latae), and the inner thigh muscles (adductor longus and brevis, pectineus and gracilis).
Hip flexor pain is most likely to occur when youâre either raising your knee or bending at the waist, since these are two movements in which hip flexors play a major role. The flexor muscle promotes flexion, which is a movement that decreases the angle between two bones.