The Vital Glutes
Connecting the Gait Cycle to Pain and Dysfunction
John Gibbons
- Physical
- therapists
- and
- athletes
- will
- appreciate
- this
- thorough,
- illustrated
- study
- of
- the
- oft-overlooked
- gluteal
- muscles
- and
- their
- connection
- to
- the
- greater
- bodyIn
- The
- Vital
- Glutes,
- author
- and
- respected
- bodywork
- specialist
- John
- Gibbons
- looks
- at
- one
- of
- the
- most
- neglected
- areas
- of
- the
- body:
- the
- gluteal
- muscles.
- Hetakes
- readers
- on
- a
- fascinating
- journey
- of
- enlightenment,
- teaching
- us
- to
- recognize
- pain
- and
- dysfunctional
- patterns
- that
- arise
- from
- the
- gluteal
- muscles.Gibbons
- addresses
- such
- questions
- as:
- Why
- do
- the
- gluteals
- potentially
- cause
- pain
- and
- dysfunction
- in
- 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
- well-being?
- In
- addition,
- he
- provides
- step-by-step
- techniques
- to
- identify
- and
- correct
- a
- number
- of
- impaired
- patterns
- as
- well
- as
- functional
- gluteal
- exercises
- that
- promote
- recovery.With
- full
- color
- photographs
- and
- illustrations,
- the
- book
- demonstrates
- how
- to
- perform
- functional
- assessment
- testing
- for
- the
- muscles
- of
- posture
- that
- can
- become
- chronically
- tight—a
- principal
- causative
- factor
- in
- dysfunctional
- glutes.
- Therapeutic
- techniques,
- including
- gluteal
- exercises,
- show
- how
- to
- correct
- dysfunction
- and
- reduce
- pain.
- This
- book
- will
- be
- of
- great
- value
- to
- physical
- therapists,
- athletes,
- and
- anyone
- interested
- in
- bodywork.Table
- of Contents
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