Dead Butt Syndrome and other fairy tales affecting those who run
Dead Butt Syndrome and other fairy tales affecting those who run A few weeks ago, I read an article that was posted on the NY Times website regarding something called Dead Butt Syndrome (http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/21/when-the-diagnosis-is-dead-butt-syndrome/). Apparently, this is a problem with the gluteus medius (one of the larger muscles in the butt) which is this person. The person who wrote this article is a veteran runner and as she said “For people who have persistent pain, it’s healing gone wrong,” Dr. Bright said. “That gluteus medius isn’t firing the way it’s supposed to. You’re getting an inhibition of the muscle fibers.
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