Gluteus Minimus
Musculus gluteus minimus
The gluteus minimus is the deepest and smallest of the three gluteal muscles, lying beneath the medius and working with it to abduct and internally rotate the hip. Functionally it acts as a fine pelvic stabilizer during gait and single-leg loading. It is trained alongside the medius through abduction and unilateral lower-body movements rather than in isolation.
- Actions
- Hip abduction, Hip internal rotation, Pelvic stabilization in single-leg stance
- Origin
- Gluteal surface of the ilium between the anterior and inferior gluteal lines
- Insertion
- Anterior surface of the greater trochanter of the femur
- Innervation
- Superior gluteal nerve (L4-S1)
- Blood supply
- Superior gluteal artery
Synergists Gluteus MediusTensor Fasciae Latae
Exercises (2)
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