Gluteus advice

[Yarok]

hi Laura do not feel pathetic!, somewhere are chains of disfunction when one link affect another( achilles, pelvise etc ) you need investigate wholistically ( from physical to mental well-being)

check your body balance, pattern of muscle recruitment etc

thanks
Yaro

[laura800]

Hi Yarok,

Thank you very much for your reply! How do I check for those things? I do feel that something is out of wack.

Thanks again for your reply

[Yarok]

Hi

I think you should see an open mineded therapist.

hope our online community will be helpful. always have distance to practitioners and question what are told.

tell me what your posture looks like and hip joint motion, jogging pattern, or give us as much info as possible.
thanks
Yaro

[karen.hankey]

Hi Laura,

Gluteus Medius is a stability muscle rather than a power muscle. I would be wary of the fact that you have torn it. When this happened did you have any bruising?

Firstly I would go to the physio. I would get the sacroiliac joint checked out as well as the hip. The sacroiliac joint is affected by impact activities e.g.running, and when it becomes inflamed the gluteal muscles tighten up as a protective measure.

I wouldn't advise running at the moment, but non-impact activities should be no problem.

I also agree with Yarok, in that it would be interesting to check if your past achilles injuries are linked in any way to this.