gluteus minimus

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gluteus min·i·mus (m

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A muscle with origin from the ilium, with insertion to the greater trochanter, with nerve supply from the superior gluteal nerve, and whose action abducts the thigh.

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For this reason, exercises to strengthen the hip internal rotator muscles (ie, tensor fasciae latae, gluteus minimus, and anterior fibers of the gluteus medius) (28) were done with the patient's hip abducted while trying to hold the leg and foot in a position of medial rotation.

Patellofemoral pain and asymmetrical hip rotation by Threlkeld-Watkins, Julie / Physical Therapy

[22] The gluteus minimus muscle is also an important HA muscle.

An Electromyographic Study of the Hip Abductor Muscles as Subjects ... by Neumann, Donald A / Physical Therapy

Other abductors include the gluteus minimus muscle, the tensor fasciae latae muscle, and the anterior fibers of the gluteus maximus muscle.

Hip abductor muscle activity as subjects with hip prostheses walk ... by Neumann, Donald A. / Physical Therapy

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