Gluteus Medius

Gluteus medius muscle function in people with and without low back pain: a systematic review

Sean Sadler, Samuel Cassidy, Benjamin Peterson, Martin Spink & Vivienne Chuter BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Volume 20, Article number: 463 (2019) Published: 22 October 2019 Abstract Introduction Globally, low back pain (LBP) is one of the greatest causes of disability. In people with LBP, dysfunction of muscles such as the gluteus medius have been demonstrated to […]

Atrophy of gluteus maximus among women with a history of chronic low back pain.

PLoS One. 2017 Jul 17;12(7):e0177008. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177008. eCollection 2017. Amabile AH, Bolte JH, Richter SD. Author  Abstract BACKGROUND: Although the relationship between low back pain (LBP) and the size of certain trunk muscles has been extensively studied, the relationship between gluteus maximus (GM) size and LBP has been only minimally examined. Determining whether such a relationship exists would […]

Deep gluteal syndrome – Full Text

Hal David Martin Manoj Reddy Juan Gómez-Hoyos Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery, Volume 2, Issue 2, 1 July 2015, Pages 99–107, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhps/hnv029 Published: 06 June 2015 Abstract Deep gluteal syndrome describes the presence of pain in the buttock caused from non-discogenic and extrapelvic entrapment of the sciatic nerve. Several structures can be involved in sciatic […]

Hip Function and Predictors of Subjective Outcomes in Individuals With a History of Low Back Pain

Mark A. Sutherlin, MS, ATC, CSCS; Joseph M. Hart, PhD, ATC Athletic Training and Sports Health Care May/June 2015 – Volume 7 · Issue 3: 108-116 Posted May 13, 2015 DOI: 10.3928/19425864-20150422-06 Increased fatigability of the trunk and hip extensors has been reported in individuals with a history of low back pain. However, muscle function […]

Determining the activation of gluteus medius and the validity of the single leg stance test in chronic non-specific low back pain

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 07/01/2014 Clinical Article Penney T, et al. – The objective of this study is to determine the activation of the gluteus medius in chronic non–specific low back pain compared to controls and to determine the association between clinical rating of Single Leg Stance (SLS) with CLBP and gluteus medius […]

Determining the Activation of Gluteus Medius and the Validity of the Single Leg Stance Test in Chronic, Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Presented in part as a poster to the Canadian Physiotherapy Association National Congress, July 14–17, 2011, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Tracy Penney, PT, MSc, Michelle Ploughman, PT, PhD, Mark W. Austin, MSc, PT, David G. Behm, PhD, Jeannette M. Byrne, PhDemail Published Online: June 30, 2014 Objectives To determine the activation of the gluteus medius […]