A gluteus tear occurs when one of the tendons that holds your gluteal muscles and bones together partially or completely tears. Your gluteal muscles start at your buttocks and wrap around to the side ...

Gluteal tendinopathy is usually identified by a tender feeling on the outside of your hip bone, known as your greater trochanter. The pain sometimes spreads down your outer thigh too. The condition, ...

Gluteal tendinopathy occurs when pain emanates from the upper leg and gluteal area, caused by a deterioration of the tendons there. Excessive activity or inactivity alike might cause the condition to ...

The gluteus medius muscle helps connect your thighbone and your pelvis on the outside of your hips. This is an important joint for walking, sitting, and standing, and a tear can make it difficult or ...

This week we are going to discuss one of the trickiest forms of hip pain around—the gluteus medius tear. Not a very common occurrence, gluteus medius tears are quite insidious and often appear to be ...

A 58-year-old man presents to the hospital in New York City with complaints of unbearable pain from a lump on his right buttock. He explains that the pain has been there for months, but over the past ...

A group of three muscles makes up the hips and buttocks. The gluteus maximus is the outermost part of this group, and it is the largest of the three. The gluteus maximus provides important for motions ...

Regardless of whether you're a runner, skier, or climber, you're likely overlooking a key muscle in your training: the gluteus medius. Located within the gluteal muscle group, alongside your gluteus ...