No Butts about it ! Why you need Therapeutic Gluteal work.

 

 


The gluteal muscles are located below your lower back. There are three muscles; Gluteus Medius, Gluteus Maximus, and Gluteus. Minus that make up the gluteals muscle. The main movement the glutes perform is hip flexion such as moving your leg in front of your body. When your glutes become tight they may refer pain to your lower back and legs. Through compensation many other muscles become tight too. Muscles such as the Pirisformis, which attaches from the hips to the tail bone. The muscle moves your leg into abduction when the hip is flexed such as hip is bent moving away from your other leg. Once your hips are tight, the tightness will move down into the hamstrings and the back of leg. The hamstrings move your leg into extension such as moving leg behind your body.

Tight hips and legs can greatly affect your mobility, posture, and quality of sleep. People most often notice gluteal pain when arising from a seated position to a standing position and or coming to a seated position from a lying down position. Massage Therapy can greatly benefit this  by decreasing muscle tension while increasing range of motion, flexibility, posture, and circulation. Gluteal Massage can be performed directly on the skin, through the sheet, and or over the underwear. Gluteal work can be performed in a 30 minute session for $50.00 and or can be one of the focus areas in an one Hour Classic massage session for $70.00. Your gluteal tension will depend on the frequency to which you may need to be massaged, so talk with your therapist.

By: Connie Clemens, Licensed Massage Therapist