gluteus minimus
Hip's smallest stabilizer
The gluteus minimus is the smallest of the three gluteal muscles, located deep beneath the gluteus medius in the buttock.
It works with its larger partners to stabilize the hip and rotate the thigh.
Together, the gluteus minimus, medius, and maximus form what's colloquially called the glutes.
Fashionable or pelvic joint
- pelvisBony basin at waist
- femurUpper leg bone
- tensor fasciae lataeHip abductor and flexor
- piriformisDeep hip rotator muscle
hip joint · pelvic girdle · iliac fossa · ischium · pubis · sacroiliac
Locomotion pattern
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- strideExtended single footstep
- ambulationMovement by walking
- runningSwift foot travel
stepping · locomotion · weight shifting · balance · climbing stairs
Increasing power or solidity
- resistance bandsElastic strips for strength training
- clamshellsTwo-part mollusk coverings
- hip circlesCircular waist movement exercise
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
rehabilitation · weakness · atrophy · underactive · dormant · hip dips · isolation · warm-up
Tendon damage from strain
- bursitisInflamed joint cushions
- tearTo pull apart
- strainExcessive stretching force
- hip painDiscomfort at pelvis joint
referred pain · trigger points · inflammation · injury · impingement · overuse · compensation · dysfunction
hip
Fashionable or pelvic joint
- pelvisBony basin at waist
- femurUpper leg bone
- tensor fasciae lataeHip abductor and flexor
piriformis · hip joint · pelvic girdle · iliac fossa · ischium · pubis · sacroiliac
gait
Locomotion pattern
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- strideExtended single footstep
- ambulationMovement by walking
running · stepping · locomotion · weight shifting · balance · climbing stairs
strengthening
Increasing power or solidity
- resistance bandsElastic strips for strength training
- clamshellsTwo-part mollusk coverings
- hip circlesCircular waist movement exercise
physical therapy · rehabilitation · weakness · atrophy · underactive · dormant · hip dips · isolation · warm-up · prehab
tendinopathy
Tendon damage from strain
hip pain · referred pain · trigger points · inflammation · injury · impingement · overuse · compensation · dysfunction
- musclesmuscle, biceps, triceps, abs, hamstrings
- abductor musclestensor fasciae latae
- glute muscles
- pelvispelvis, pelvic bone, pubic bone, pelvic cavity, pelvic floor
- trunk musclesobliques, abs, abdominals, diaphragm, intercostals
- rear endsrear end, behind, backside, buttocks, bottom