If a patient stands in a fencer's posture but with the back leg externally rotated and then lunges forward, this self-stretching maneuver primarily stretches which muscle groups of the back leg?
A)Hip abductors and external rotators
B)Hip flexors
C)Hip extensors
D)Hip adductors and internal rotators

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The fencer's posture with the back leg externally rotated and then lunging forward primarily stretches the hip adductors and internal rotators of the back leg. This is because the movement involves opening up the hips and extending the leg back, which puts tension on the muscles that normally work to bring the leg towards the midline (adductors) and rotate it inward (internal rotators).

If a Patient Stands in a Fencer's Posture but with the Back