The gluteus medius and minimus muscles act as abductors of the hip. In GT, it is proposed that altered muscle activation patterns and excessive hip adduction in function can result in compression of ...

The clamshell exercise targets the hip abductors – a group of muscles located on the lateral side of the hip, which allow sideways movement – and is a great move for improving your balance and ...

Get hip to these simple movements that stretch and strengthen the hip flexors. Dr. Andy Fata-Chan, a New York-based physical therapist and fitness coach at Moment Physical Therapy ...

However, you may be able to prevent symptoms from recurring. The muscles you want to strengthen are your hip abductors (those ...

What happens during long runs is that, gradually, the gluteus medius fatigues and then the brain has only one hip abductor to use. It uses that muscle – the TFL – on the end of the ITB.

Background The aim of the study was to investigate the abductor hallucis muscle characteristics, defined as dorso-plantar (DP) thickness, medio-lateral (ML) width, and cross-sectional area (CSA ...