Gibbons John (ed.) The Vital Glutes: Connecting the Gait Cycle to Pain and Dysfunction

North Atlantic Books, 2014. — 291 p. — ISBN: 9781583948484Author and respected bodywork specialist John Gibbons looks at one of the most neglected areas of the body: the gluteal muscles. The Vital Glutes takes you on a fascinating journey of enlightenment, teaching the reader to recognize pain and dysfunctional patterns that arise from the gluteal muscles. Questions answered in the book include: Why are the glutes potentially causing pain and dysfunction to distant sites of the body? How does the gait pattern contribute to pain and dysfunction? And, how can the application of gluteal specific Muscle Energy Techniques aid full body wellbeing? In addition to tackling such questions this book also offers the reader step-by-step tasks to identify and correct a number of dysfunctional patterns, and functional gluteal exercises in order to aid recovery.Putting the Maximus Back into Gluteus Maximus
Muscle Imbalance and the Myofascial Slings
The Glutes and the Gait Cycle
Leg length discrepancy (LLD), Over-Pronation and its effect on the Glutes
Functional Anatomy of the Gluteus Maximus (Gmax)
Functional Anatomy of the Gluteus Medius (Gmed)
Muscle Energy Techniques
The Antagonistic Cause – the Vital Psoas, Rectus Femoris and Adductors
Gmax and Gmed Causing Knee and Ankle Pain
Gmax and Gmed Causing Lumbar Spine Pain
Differential Diagnosis of Weakness Inhibition of the Glutes
Gmax and Gmed Control Exercises