One of the most common injuries or cause of injuries in runners that I see at Pearl Health Center is Gluteus Medius weakness, resulting in this muscle becoming strained, tightened and/or leading ...

Not a very common occurrence, gluteus medius tears are quite insidious and often appear to be something that they are not. One of the most common causes of hip pain is trochanteric bursitis.

If the gluteus medius is weak and cannot control the leg from dropping in toward the other leg, this can cause pain throughout the leg. Pain can spread from the hip to the knee joint and has been ...

“Many gluteus medius exercises can be performed without placing undue strain on the knees, making them appropriate for ...

Piriformis syndrome causes sciatic nerve pain by piriformis muscle compression. Learn symptoms, causes, treatments, and lifestyle changes for relief and prevention.

Gluteus medius tendinosis – its medical term – is a tendon disorder affecting the hip and buttocks, and can trigger the breakdown on tendon tissue, causing severe pain. It is common in women over the ...

Weakness in this muscle can increase the risk of injury, including knee and hip issues, IT band syndrome, and lower back pain. Strengthening exercises that target the gluteus medius help avoid ...

Gluteus medius tears are painful with weight bearing and also do cause pain with exercise. Therefore the patients with a gluteus medius tear do not want to participate in physical therapy much, as ...

Its name sounds funny, but it is no laughing matter. "Dead butt syndrome" is a major cause of pain among people who sit at a ...

Hip alignment can cause so many issues from ITBS to knee pain, but with the right moves you can build strength at home to not ...

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.