ischial tuberosity
Pelvic sitting bone
The ischial tuberosity is the bony projection at the base of each hip bone that bears weight when sitting—commonly called the sit bone.
These rounded protrusions at the bottom of the pelvis are where the hamstring muscles attach.
She felt soreness in her ischial tuberosities after the long bike ride.
Anterior pelvic bone
- hip boneLarge pelvic structure
- sacrumFused vertebrae above tailbone
- coccyxFused vertebrae forming tail
- pelvic girdleHip bone complex
Pelvic protrusions for sitting
- weight-bearingSupporting physical mass
- pressure pointBody site affecting nerves
- seated postureHow one sits
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
cushion · saddle · cycling · rowing · numbness · padding · contact point · pressure relief
Thigh moving posteriorly
- pelvic tiltAngle of hip bones
- sitting postureBody alignment while seated
- gaitLocomotion pattern
- deadliftGround-to-hip barbell raise
Microscopic bone crack from overuse
- enthesopathyTendon insertion disorder
- imagingProducing visual representations
- palpationMedical examination by touch
- injection siteWhere medicine enters body
physical therapy · sports injury · overuse injury · rehabilitation · ultrasound · MRI · bone bruise
pubis
Anterior pelvic bone
hamstrings
Rear thigh muscles
sit bones
Pelvic protrusions for sitting
- weight-bearingSupporting physical mass
- pressure pointBody site affecting nerves
- seated postureHow one sits
chair · cushion · saddle · cycling · rowing · numbness · padding · contact point · pressure relief · sedentary
hip extension
Thigh moving posteriorly
- pelvic tiltAngle of hip bones
- sitting postureBody alignment while seated
- gaitLocomotion pattern
stress fracture
Microscopic bone crack from overuse
- enthesopathyTendon insertion disorder
- imagingProducing visual representations
- palpationMedical examination by touch
injection site · physical therapy · sports injury · overuse injury · rehabilitation · ultrasound · MRI · bone bruise
- bone featurescondyle, process, tubercle, tuberosity, eminence
- pelvispelvis, pelvic bone, pubic bone, pelvic cavity, pelvic floor
- X-ray anatomyskull, ribs, pelvis, sternum, clavicle
- rear endsrear end, behind, backside, buttocks, bottom
- hamstringshamstrings
ischial tuberositycalcaneus
Posterior foot bone