Superficial and Deep Gluteal Muscle Activation During Common Therapeutic Exercises: A Muscle Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis
Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Published online on September 22, 2025
Abstract
Sports Health, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 582-591, May/June 2026.
Background:Deep gluteal muscles play an important role in femoral rotation and hip stability, but are often neglected in clinical research. We quantified and compared activation changes of superficial and deep gluteal muscles across 4 common therapeutic ...
Background:Deep gluteal muscles play an important role in femoral rotation and hip stability, but are often neglected in clinical research. We quantified and compared activation changes of superficial and deep gluteal muscles across 4 common therapeutic ...