![]() ![]() ![]() Lower back pain/injury: Since the gluteus medius functions to keep the pelvis even when walking/running and during single leg movements, weakness of this muscle equates to poor hip and pelvic stability.See pronation distortion syndrome (article coming soon) for more on this. Pronation is made worse if the hip external rotator muscles are also weak this allows the thigh to rotate internally, which encourages internal rotation of the knee and lower leg, and causes more severe pronation. If the gluteus medius is unable to abduct sufficiently to resist overactive/short adductors, the ankle will pronate, or collapse inward. Ankle pain/injury: Gluteus medius weakness can contribute to excessively pronated feet.If your TFL is overactive, the IT band will be excessively tight, further increasing valgus stress. at bottom of a squat), the thighs will also internally rotate. This collapse occurs because the thighs adduct. And if your hips are flexed (e.g. Your knees to collapse inward, which puts valgus stress on the knee. Knee pain/injury: If it can’t perform its role as a hip abductor, your knee won’t be able to track over your foot when walking/running, or during any single leg movement or bilateral movements such as squatting.Gluteus medius weakness is commonly a cause of the following: The aforementioned muscular imbalances contribute to externally rotated hips with range of motion and strength losses in hip abduction and hip internal rotation (or hip external rotation if hips are flexed beyond 90°). Finally, the hip adductors also tend to become overactive/short in LCS and reciprocally inhibit the gluteus medius. The piriformis can also inhibit the gluteus medius: As a hip external rotator (or internal rotator if hips are flexed beyond 90°) and hip abductor that can become overactive to compensate for gluteus maximus weakness, the piriformis will reciprocally inhibit the gluteus medius during internal rotation and synergistically inhibit it during abduction. As such, the TFL can become synergistically dominant over the gluteus medius and inhibit it in these hip movements. The TFL, like the gluteus medius, also contributes to hip abduction and hip internal rotation. This becomes a problem for the gluteus medius when one particular hip flexor becomes tight, namely the tensor fascia lata (TFL). One of the imbalances that occurs in LCS is tight hip flexors. Inhibited/Excessively Lengthened Gluteus Medius: The gluteus medius is typically weak and lengthened in those with the postural distortion pattern known as lower crossed syndrome (LCS). ![]() single leg RDL, barbell step up, Bulgarian split squat, single leg glute bridge). The gluteus medius is worked significantly as a stabilizer via isometric contraction in any standing or lying single leg exercises for the gluteus maximus, quadriceps or hamstrings (e.g. These are the same exercises that train the gluteus minimus directly. Note: The table below only includes exercises that work the gluteus medius directly, meaning movements that feature the action of hip abduction or internal rotation. Maintains level pelvic position when standing on one leg during gait or while stationary.Hip external rotation, when hip is flexed (posterior fibers).Hip internal rotation, when hip is extended (anterior fibers).Lateral surface of the greater trochanter of the femur Origin, Insertion, Action & Nerve Supply Muscleĭorsal surface of the ilium between anterior and posterior gluteal lines The walking muscle (this term is sometimes also used for the psoas).Note: Although most sources agree that the gluteus medius is a radiate muscle with a parallel fiber orientation, some sources class it as a multipennate muscle. The fibers converge as they insert on the l ateral greater trochanter, giving the gluteus medius its fan-like, or radiate muscle shape. Only the anterosuperior 1/3 of the muscle is left uncovered by the gluteus maximus, though that portion is actually deep to the gluteal aponeurosis, making the gluteus medius virtually hidden from the surface of the body even at low body fat percentages.įrom a broad origin on the external surface of the ilium, the parallel-oriented gluteus medius fibers run inferomedially from either end of the muscle relative to its midline. It lies deep to the gluteus maximus and superficial to the gluteus minimus. The gluteus medius is classified as part of the superficial gluteal region. It is also noted for its essential role as a hip stabilizer in the gait cycle. It is a fan-shaped muscle, whose main action is hip abduction. medius, middle) is the second largest of the three gluteal, or butt, muscles. ![]()
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