JOHN GIBBONS is a qualified and registered osteopath with the British General Osteopathic Council, specialising in the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of sport-related injuries. Having lectured in the fields of sports medicine and physical therapy for over twelve years. He is the author of Muscle Energy Techniques: A Practical Guide for Physical Therapists, published by Lotus Publishing and North Atlantic Books.

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• Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Putting the Maximus Back into Gluteus Maximus; Muscle Imbalance and the Myofascial Slings; The Glutes and the Gait Cycle; Leg Length Discrepancy and Over-Pronation - the Effect on the Glutes; Functional Anatomy of the Gluteus Maximus; Functional Anatomy of the Gluteus Medius; Muscle Energy Techniques; The Antagonistic Cause - the Vital Iliopsoas, Rectus Femoris, and Adductors; Gmax and Gmed Causing Knee and Ankle Pain; Gmax and Gmed Causing Lumbar Spine Pain; Differential Diagnosis of Weakness Inhibition of the Glutes; Gmax and Gmed Stabilization Exercises; Appendix: Gmax and Gmed Stabilization Exercise Sheet; Bibliography; Index

JOHN GIBBONS is a qualified and registered osteopath with the British General Osteopathic Council, specialising in the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of sport-related injuries. Having lectured in the fields of sports medicine and physical therapy for over twelve years. He is the author of Muscle Energy Techniques: A Practical Guide for Physical Therapists, published by Lotus Publishing and North Atlantic Books.

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• Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Putting the Maximus Back into Gluteus Maximus; Muscle Imbalance and the Myofascial Slings; The Glutes and the Gait Cycle; Leg Length Discrepancy and Over-Pronation - the Effect on the Glutes; Functional Anatomy of the Gluteus Maximus; Functional Anatomy of the Gluteus Medius; Muscle Energy Techniques; The Antagonistic Cause - the Vital Iliopsoas, Rectus Femoris, and Adductors; Gmax and Gmed Causing Knee and Ankle Pain; Gmax and Gmed Causing Lumbar Spine Pain; Differential Diagnosis of Weakness Inhibition of the Glutes; Gmax and Gmed Stabilization Exercises; Appendix: Gmax and Gmed Stabilization Exercise Sheet; Bibliography; Index

JOHN GIBBONS is a qualified and registered osteopath with the British General Osteopathic Council, specialising in the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of sport-related injuries. Having lectured in the fields of sports medicine and physical therapy for over twelve years. He is the author of Muscle Energy Techniques: A Practical Guide for Physical Therapists, published by Lotus Publishing and North Atlantic Books.

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• Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Putting the Maximus Back into Gluteus Maximus; Muscle Imbalance and the Myofascial Slings; The Glutes and the Gait Cycle; Leg Length Discrepancy and Over-Pronation - the Effect on the Glutes; Functional Anatomy of the Gluteus Maximus; Functional Anatomy of the Gluteus Medius; Muscle Energy Techniques; The Antagonistic Cause - the Vital Iliopsoas, Rectus Femoris, and Adductors; Gmax and Gmed Causing Knee and Ankle Pain; Gmax and Gmed Causing Lumbar Spine Pain; Differential Diagnosis of Weakness Inhibition of the Glutes; Gmax and Gmed Stabilization Exercises; Appendix: Gmax and Gmed Stabilization Exercise Sheet; Bibliography; Index