Flat butt from the side2/11/2024 ![]() Gluteus Medius Syndrome Causes and Symptoms It is no wonder then that the Gluteus Medius sometimes can get overworked and spasm and when it does it can cause you a very real pain in the butt or as we jokingly call it “Dead Butt Syndrome” or “Runners Butt Syndrome”. The fact that our skeleton can absorb these types of impact forces is truly a testament to the fabulous engineering of the human body. Try doing bicep curls with just -2000 times. When you run you are landing with 100% of your body weight multiplied by 3x due to the impact! If you weigh 150 lbs you are impacting 1000-2000 times per mile time’s 450 lbs! Now go back to my gym analogy. Can you even come close to imagining what your arms would feel like after doing 10,000 bicep curls? Oh yea I left one thing out. That means their Gluteus Medius Muscle will have to contract 1000-2000 times as well multiplied by how many miles they run….5 miles would equal 5000-10,000 Gluteus Medius muscle contractions! Imagine if you were to do 1000-2000 bicep curls……do you think you biceps would be sore? Now multiply that by 10. ![]() Most runners’ feet will collide with the ground 1000-2000 times per mile. The Gluteus Medius muscle contracts on the weight bearing hip during full joint loading at this time. When we walk or run we put all of our weight on one leg at a time as our foot comes in contact with the ground. Its primary function is to contract isometrically and help provide support to your hip during weight bearing. The Gluteus Medius muscle is a very important muscle found deep to the Gluteus Maximus and overlying the Gluteus Minimus.
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