“If that gluteus muscle is weak, the knee kind of wobbles and caves inward,” says Stuek. Brough has patients do a similar ...

He literally had to stop running for a while. Eventually, he changed his running style to engage the gluteus maximus more. Weak gluteus maximus muscles, or gluteal amnesia, are quite common.

A weak gluteus medius can mean the alignment of the legs is lost, leading to imbalanced use of other muscles and stress on the joints – typically in the knees or ankles, which can lead to ...

Runners who alternate between intense bouts of training and prolonged periods of sitting are particularly vulnerable to dead ...

These exercises target specific muscles like the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus, while also engaging auxiliary muscles like the quadriceps and hamstrings. Here’s a routine ...

Dead butt syndrome is a colloquial term for when the gluteus medius does not activate correctly. The gluteus medius (one of the three main muscles in your butt) helps stabilize the pelvis.

Additionally, 20 of the 23 cases were female patients. Overall, the study suggests a possible association between lumbar disease and gluteus medius weakness and tears. Multiple current and former ...