The gluteus medius muscle is partially covered, on its lower-third part, by the gluteus maximus muscle. This makes up what is commonly referred to as the buttocks. The gluteus medius works to provide ...

The gluteus medius is one of the muscles on the side of your hip. It resides underneath your gluteus maximus muscle (buttocks muscle), and works with another small muscle, the gluteus minimus, to help ...

Whether you are a water skier, paddleboarder, mountain biker, or hiker, you may engage your hip and core muscles more than you know. Experiencing pain in your lower back, hip, knee or foot? Perhaps it ...

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 ...

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome is often a manifestation of tears in the gluteus medius tendon. This condition is most prevalent in female patients who are between 40 and 70 years old. A gluteus ...

You can read the first part of this post: Pain in the Butt: Gluteus Medius and it's Role in Running Related Injuries by clicking here. This is part two in a two-part post. Treating the Gluteus Medius ...

Dr. John Howell, DC is a chiropractic physician that specializes in running related injuries. For more information on Dr. Howell you can visit his website at http ...

Background Occupational standing is associated with low back pain (LBP) development. Yet, trunk and gluteus-medius muscles' fatigability has not been extensively studied during occupational standing.