Effective Exercises for Targeting the Gluteus Medius

Hamstra-Wright, Karrie; Bliven, Kellie Huxel

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“…Of the 20 included studies, 19 employed surface EMG to collect gluteus medius muscle activation, with the final study using fine-wire EMG. 25 A total of 21 studies were excluded following full text review 19,20,[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44] for reasons outlined in Figure 1.…”

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A Systematic Review of Rehabilitation Exercises to Progressively Load the Gluteus Medius

Ebert¹,

Edwards²,

Fick³

et al. 2017

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

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Context: Gluteus medius rehabilitation is of critical importance given its role in pelvic and lower limb stability, and the known link between gluteus medius weakness and many lower limb conditions. Objective: To systematically review the literature and present an evidence-based graduated series of exercises to progressively load gluteus medius. Evidence Acquisition: A systematic literature search was conducted in January 2016 to identify studies reporting gluteus medius muscle activity as a percentage of maximal volitional isometric contraction (MVIC), during rehabilitation exercises. Studies that investigated injury free participants were included. No restrictions were placed on the type or mode of exercise, though exercises that could not be accurately replicated or performed within an independent setting were excluded. Studies that did not normalize electromyographic activity to a side lying MVIC were excluded. Exercises were stratified based on exercise type and %MVIC: low (0% to 20%), moderate (21% to 40%), high (41% to 60%), and very high (> 61%). Evidence Synthesis: 20 studies were included in this review, reporting outcomes in 33 exercises (and a range of variations of the same exercise). Prone, quadruped, and bilateral bridge exercises generally produced low or moderate load. Specific hip abduction/rotation exercises were reported as moderate, high, or very high load. Unilateral stance exercises in the presence of contralateral limb movement were often high or very high load activities, while high variability existed across a range of functional weight-bearing exercises. Conclusions: This review outlined a series of exercises commonly employed in a rehabilitation setting, stratified based on exercise type and the magnitude of gluteus medius muscular activation. This will assist clinicians in tailoring gluteus medius loading regimens to patients, from the early postoperative through to later stages of rehabilitation.

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Section: Characteristics Of Included Studiesmentioning

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A Systematic Review of Rehabilitation Exercises to Progressively Load the Gluteus Medius

Ebert¹,

Edwards²,

Fick³

et al. 2017

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

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“…The gluteus medius and gluteus maximus muscles are crucial for performing functional activities such as walking and running 1,2 . During gait, the gluteus medius, especially the posterior fiber, assists in stabilizing the pelvis and controlling femoral adduction and internal rotation and the upper fiber of the gluteus maximus acts as a hip external rotator and abductor [3][4][5][6][7] .…”

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Effects of Log-Rolling Position on Hip-Abductor Muscle Activation During Side-Lying Hip-Abduction Exercise in Participants With Gluteus Medius Weakness

Baik

Cynn

Shim

et al. 2020

Journal of Athletic Training

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Context: Weakness of the gluteus medius and the gluteus maximus is associated with a variety of musculoskeletal disorders. However, activation of synergist muscles that are not targeted should be considered when prescribing side-lying hip abduction (SHA) exercises. Log-rolling positions may affect hip abductors activity during SHA. Objectives: To determine the effects of log-rolling positions on the gluteus medius, the gluteus maximus, and the tensor fasciae latae activity during SHA in participants with gluteus medius weakness. Design: The effects of different log-rolling positions on hip abductor activity during SHA were analyzed by one-way repeated-measures analysis of variance. Setting: University research laboratory. Participants: Twenty-one participants with gluteus medius weakness were recruited. Interventions: Three types of SHA were performed: SHA in the frontal plane with a neutral position (SHA-neutral), SHA in the frontal plane with an anterior log-rolling position (SHA-anterior rolling), and SHA in the frontal plane with a posterior log-rolling position (SHA-posterior rolling). Main Outcome Measures: Surface electromyography was used to measure the hip abductor activity. One-way repeated-measure analysis of variance was used to assess the statistical significance of the muscle activity. Results: SHA-anterior rolling showed significantly greater gluteus medius and gluteus maximus activation than SHA-neutral (P = .003 and P < .001, respectively) and SHA-posterior rolling (P < .001 and P < .001, respectively). SHA-neutral showed significantly greater gluteus medius and gluteus maximus activation than SHA-posterior rolling (P < .001 and P = .001, respectively). SHA-anterior rolling showed significantly less tensor fasciae latae activation than SHA-neutral (P < .001) and SHA-posterior rolling (P < .001). SHA-neutral showed significantly less tensor fasciae latae activation than SHA-posterior rolling (P < .001). Conclusion: SHA-anterior rolling may be an effective exercise to increase activation of the gluteus medius and the gluteus maximus while decreasing the tensor fasciae latae in participants with gluteus medius weakness.

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“…Kalça stabilizasyonunda primer öneme sahip olan m. gluteus medius, en çok kalça eklemin abdüksiyon ve iç rotasyon hareketleri yapılırken aktiftir (Earl, 2005;Hamstra-Wright ve Bliven, 2012). Kalçanın stabilizasyonunun biyomekaniği, yürümenin basma fazının, tek ayak üzerinde durulan topuk kalkış bölümünde muskuloskeletal kaldıraç sistemi gibi fonksiyona sahiptir (Şeker vd., 2014).…”

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Does Bitrochanteric Diameter Distance Affect the Flamingo Balance Test Results of Young Adult Men?

Meyvaci

Ankaralı

2020

Antropoloji

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In this study, the purpose was to examine the relation between trochanteric diameter and Flamingo Balance Test performance levels in healthy young men. A total of 96 healthy young men between the ages of 18 and 25 were included in the study. The Body Mass Index of the cases was limited as 20-24.99 kg/m 2 within normal range. The balance performance of the subjects was evaluated with Flamingo Balance Test. Foot parameters, especially trochanteric diameter measurements, were evaluated by using a digital caliper. Simple and partial correlations between Flamingo Balance Test and trochanteric diameter were evaluated with Pearson Correlation Analysis. The results of this study were examined statistically between trochanteric diameter and performance of Flamingo Balance Test in healthy young men, by controlling and not controlling the values of the feet parameters and Body Mass Index values. The relation between Flamingo Balance Test and trochanteric diameter was not statistically significant in both evaluations (p>0.05). We believe that our study might be useful in planning future clinical studies in the light of these results, as it was determined that there was no significant relationship between the trochanteric diameter parameter and Flamingo Balance Performance biomechanics in healthy male young adults.

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Effective Exercises for Targeting the Gluteus Medius

Cited by 17 publications

References 13 publications

A Systematic Review of Rehabilitation Exercises to Progressively Load the Gluteus Medius

A Systematic Review of Rehabilitation Exercises to Progressively Load the Gluteus Medius

Effects of Log-Rolling Position on Hip-Abductor Muscle Activation During Side-Lying Hip-Abduction Exercise in Participants With Gluteus Medius Weakness

Does Bitrochanteric Diameter Distance Affect the Flamingo Balance Test Results of Young Adult Men?

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