Gluteus Maximus Gait - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim

Educational video describing the condition of Gluteus Maximus Gait.
What is gluteus maximus gait? When the gluteus maximus muscle is weak, the trunk lurches backward (extension of the trunk). It occurs at heel strike on the weakened side to interrupt the forward motion of the trunk. This compensates for weakness of hip extension.
The gluteus maximus is the largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles. The gluteus maximus has its origin from the gluteal surface of the ilium, lumbar fascia, sacrum, and sacrotuberous ligament. the gluteus maximus is inserted into the gluteal tuberosity of the femur and the iliotibial tract. The gluteus maximus muscles is supplied by the superior and inferior gluteal arteries. It is innervated by the inferior gluteal nerve (L5, S1, S2 nerve roots). The function of the gluteus maximus muscles is external rotation and extension of the hip joint. The muscles support the extended knee through the iliotibial tract.

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