![]() ![]() Other causes of gluteal amnesia are as follows: In order words, overactive hip flexors “turn off” the gluteus maximus. Your hip flexors become tighter which leads to reciprocal inhibition of the gluteals. Prolonged sitting adds to gluteal amnesia. However, when you sit for long periods of time, you are not using your gluteal muscles. Another important job that the gluteus maximus does is assist in maintaining an upright torso. The gluteus maximus is involved in hip extension and external rotation, and decelerates hip flexion and internal rotation. These muscles control movement at the hip and knee. The gluteal muscles include the gluteus maximus, gluteus minimus, and the gluteus medius. Fortunately, you can reverse this condition with the right corrective exercises. As a result, you may lose the ability to move your hips through a full range of motion which adds stress to your knee, lower back, and even your shoulder joints! Common injuries associated with gluteal amnesia are patellofemoral pain syndrome, Iliotibial Band Syndrome, Disc Herniation, and Piriformis Syndrome. This is a condition where your body can’t or forgets how to properly activate the gluteal muscles, whether it’s due to postural flaws or lack of use. If you suffer from nagging knee, lower back, shoulder, or groin injuries, you could be suffering from a condition known as gluteal amnesia. This is great if you have a well-balanced exercise program, but it can spell disaster for a sedentary lifestyle. As strange as it may sound, your body really does have a memory all on its own, and it will remember and respond to your activities. For some extreme cases I suggested check in with a physical therapist.In today’s fast-paced lifestyle, you may be so worried about what your brain can remember that you don’t even think about the memory of your muscles. Some of my clients love the glute bridge stretch is also great but it is one that I ask people to make sure they are doing it correctly. Help your body by stretching your hamstrings, squats, and glute sqeezes (right then left then both) help remind your body work how to fire those muscles and show your body how tight the others are. Work with a medical professional of your choice to keep another set of eyes on your progress. So now I need to get up and move right? Well, start with loosing the tight muscles then start working on getting rid of the compensations causing the glutes not to fire correctly. There is a term for this called muscle fire sequencing is physical therapy and personal training fields. Our hip flexors tighten up (think front of the abdominals and front leg muscles closest to the pelvis) and as they do so our bodies starts to compensate for that tightness by not telling your glutes to “fire” in the correct sequence for correct body posture and movement. Why is appears so much now with Covid19? With the change in our ability to travel, walk indoors, exercise in gyms as much, our lack of movement gives our body the chance to forget correct movement pattern. This often shows itself as mid and low back pain, knee pain, hip pain, hamstring pain while sitting is also very common and sometimes the first clue. So what is Gluteal Amnesia? Your glute muscles not long more in coordinated fashion with the other muscles in the body to perform their main function: keep us upright by supporting our pelvises. Welcome Covid19 because it has really made this a topical topic. Dead Butt? Ever heard of this before? It’s common but not often talked about.
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