Glute force: why big, strong bum muscles matter for your overall health

Gluteus muscles are large, strong butt muscles It supports the pelvis, stabilizes the hip joint, and allows hip movement.

countless social media posts The Virtues of Building Strong Glutes Through Exercise such as squats. But most of what you hear from such “gym fluencers” is about what your butt muscles look like.

Forget what they look like. what are they doing? Why is it important to have big, strong glutes for a well-functioning body?

actually, strong butt muscles Essential for musculoskeletal health.

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The butt muscles support the body and protect the hip joints

The glutes are three separate muscle groups, each with its own anatomy and function.

The deepest and smallest muscle is called the gluteus minimus and is very close to the hip joint itself.

Overlying the gluteus minimus is the gluteus medius. It is relatively large and extends over the entire outer surface of the pelvis.

The gluteus maximus is the largest of the three glutes, overlay Both gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. This muscle, which gives the buttocks its unique butt-like shape, plays a very important role in the functioning of the body.

The combination of the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus creates a lot of hip motion and absorbs shock during walking and running.

These muscles work together with the brain to create a lot of force to lift the body up when gravity tries to pull it down. protect the

Part of our work Some people with hip pain have identified that their gluteal muscles are also impaired.

These dysfunctions reduce the ability of the buttocks muscles to protect the joints from long-term damage and can affect a person’s ability to bear weight (for example, when standing on one leg or climbing stairs). when climbing).

Muscle size decreases and inactive tissue such as fat increases. report Hip conditions such as greater trochanteric pain syndrome (a common type of hip pain, also known as hip tendonpathy).

The same is true for Osteoarthritis of the hipwhich affects the entire joint.

The incidence of osteoarthritis in Australia is It has increasedWhen 1 in 7 However, having signs of arthritis on an X-ray or MRI of your hip doesn’t mean you have pain or soreness. Develop pain.

research suggest How a person moves may contribute to the risk of hip osteoarthritis in young people.

Strengthen your butt muscles if you have hip pain Recommended as a first-line treatment.

However, strong glutes have also been shown to improve day-to-day function, especially in patients with hip osteoarthritis.

In particular, people with hip osteoarthritis, who have strong gluteal muscles, walk faster and longer. distance and climb the stairs Faster than people with weak glutes.

Should I do butt exercises?

Ultimately, better butt muscle function is likely to help and is often recommended by doctors, physical therapists, and other health care professionals.

They may prescribe specific exercises to strengthen the glutes and target problems around the hip joint.

Weak glutes are associated with:

• lower back pain

• patellofemoral pain (pain under the kneecap) and

• big trochanteric pain syndrome (A common type of hip pain mentioned earlier, also known as gluteal tendinopathy).

The strength of the gluteus maximus is pelvic floor Good condition (but needs further investigation).

Butt exercises do not automatically cure all these ailments. Each case is unique and involves different factors. However, having strong glutes is very important to the stability and function of the hip and pelvis in general.

Whether you’re a gym fluencer, a professional athlete, or just a butt owner, if you have strong glutes, you can walk well.

Charlotte Ganderton is a Physical Therapy Lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology; Adam Semciw is Associate Professor of Allied Health at La Trobe University; Matthew King is a Postdoctoral Fellow at La Trobe University.

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