Which muscle is associated with the cue 'chicken wing'?

Which muscle is associated with the cue 'chicken wing'?

• A. Adductor magnus
• B. Gracilis
• C. Adductor longus
• D. Deep hip rotators

Answer: (D)

The cue “chicken wing” targets the deep hip rotators—the small muscles that rotate the thigh outward and stabilize the hip joint. When you cue external rotation in this way, you help the student recruit these deep muscles (like the piriformis group and the gemelli, obturators, quadratus femoris, etc.) rather than the larger thigh adductors. The other muscles listed are primary adductors that pull the leg toward the midline, so a cue focused on outward rotation doesn’t align with their main action. In short, the chicken wing cue is used to cue external rotation and hip stabilization, which is exactly the function of the deep hip rotators.

The cue “chicken wing” targets the deep hip rotators—the small muscles that rotate the thigh outward and stabilize the hip joint. When you cue external rotation in this way, you help the student recruit these deep muscles (like the piriformis group and the gemelli, obturators, quadratus femoris, etc.) rather than the larger thigh adductors. The other muscles listed are primary adductors that pull the leg toward the midline, so a cue focused on outward rotation doesn’t align with their main action. In short, the chicken wing cue is used to cue external rotation and hip stabilization, which is exactly the function of the deep hip rotators.