MUSCLE ANATOMY – GLUTEUS MAXIMUS-MEDIUS-MINIMUS
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GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
- PRIMARY FUNCTION
· Hip Extension
· Hip External Rotation - ASSISTING
· Upper Fibers Hip Abduction
· Lower Fibers Hip Adduction
· Hip Extension of the trunk from a flexed position - NOTES
· As a powerful extensor of the hip joint, it is suited for step-ups, climbing or running but is not used greatly during normal walking – Physiopedia
GLUTEUS MEDIUS | GLUTEUS MINIMUS
- GLUTEUS MEDIUS
– Hip Ab·duction
– Anterior Fibers: Flexion & Internal Rotation
– Posterior Fibers: Extension & External Rotation
– When hip is flexed all fibers Internally Rotate the hip
- GLUTEUS MINIMUS
– Hip Ab·duction
– Anterior Fibers: Internal Rotation
– When hip is flexed all fibers Internally Rotate the hip - OTHER NOTES
– Levels & Stabilizes Hips
VIDEOS
- PALPATION OF THE GLUTEAL GROUP . Abelson – Chiro
- GLUTEAL & TFL MUSCLES INNERVATION . Noted Anatomist
- GLUTEUS MAXIMUS/MEDIUS/MINIMUS . Webster
- GLUTEUS MAXIMUS . KenHub
- GLUTEUS MEDIUS . KenHub
- GLUTEUS MINIMUS . KenHub
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