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 Medius
– Hip Ab·duction
– Anterior Fibers: Internal Rotation
– When hip is flexed all fibers Internally Rotate the hip - Other Notes
– Levels & Stabilizes Hips
YOUTUBE
- 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