ASSESSMENT
If the client's lower leg touches the surface, he or she has good flexibility in the illiopsoas. If the back of the leg is even slightly off the surface, the individual has tight hip flexors. If the knee is bent 70 degrees or less, the rectus femoris (which crosses the hip and knee joint) is tight. Finally, if the leg abducts or is angled outward during the test, the IT band is tight.