The Vital Glutes: Connecting the Gait Cycle to Pain and Dysfunction

Good book on explaining the glute muscles! I believe it has exercises in the back part of the book!

Great read! Very directed towards Physical Therapists (which I am a PTA) which I loved, it is also super insightful and was a great review of anatomy for me. If you’re an average lay person it may be a difficult read for you as the terminology would most likely be difficult to understand at times.

John Gibbons is an amazing osteopath and this is an amazing book. I didn't really learn alot of this stuff in my clinical practice, this really opened my eyes. Thanks John!

For those who want to learn some basics about how the glutes contribute to lower back, knee, and foot pain, this is a great reference. Especially for students either considering college for a physical therapy program or PTA position, possibly a massage program. I'd recommend getting the digital version, just in case you need to look up some of the anatomical terms or abbreviations.

Update to my initial review - Reading this book is like going a great work of art, every time you read it you have a better understanding of the core principles and how they apply to the exercises. I'm reading through it again, and those core principles are reinforced and make more sense. Remember, this is not a read on the beach book, and so requires slow careful reading, especially the beginning when those core principles are laid out. - now back to initial review - I wish I had read this book a long time ago, although it has nothing earth-shaking it has two advantages that are critical: 1 - The sample patient he uses for explaining his therapy matches me and about 80% of most guys, so he has real insights for a common demographic. 2 - His writing is really for the therapist in training, and he makes one point that if I had read would have saved my back: Be very, very careful before letting anyone massage the tendons that release the hip psoas. I let a massage therapist (a guy who saw his job as to "fix" things) do this and it has pretty much ruined my back, as I get a stabbing pain below my ribs that soon reaches around the back. My full-time therapist said never let any massage therapist near your thorax, and another therapist says she does her own since she does not trust anyone else, and they are right.

Great book - it is extremely useful in understanding the body mechanics and workings to be able to heal injuries, and avoid future issue plus diagnosing problems

Excellent read as I used this information to help rehabilitate many track and field/cross country injuries. With the chronic nature of many T&F injuries, the glutes are essential in providing proximal stability in order to control distal mobility.

I have been having a lot of SI inflammation, This book is answering all my questions it is so good simple to understand. I would avise this book for any athletic issues with lower back, hamstring issues. It’s very helpful Thank yoh

I am a Physio and I recommend the book to buy particularly to my young brothers and sisters as this book is very informative and well illustrated with pictures. I request the future purchasers of this book to develop their knowledge from it.

It's a great book, but I expected more details in the last chapter ( OKC and CKC exercises).

great book for every body who has interest in myofascial pain and gait analysis, very helpful book, price also quite alright

this could have been condensed in to the sij book. £22 for hlf a book. what a joke how can u possibly think thats ok

Firstly: This is not a book for beginners in sport or health. One look at the "List of Abbreviations" on page 8 should indicate that this is a serious book for very involved people. If you cannot understand even 30% of the meanings behind the abbreviations, then stay away from the book and do not waste your money. It irritates me when books like this get poor reviews from punters who didn't assess it correctly prior to purchase, Because this book is the real deal and superbly written. Yes, the content is technical and very professional. By that I mean it is written for people who are involved in physiotherapy; therapists who have a half interest in the physical; exercise physiologists and sports' coaches who have an in-depth knowledge of kinesiology, anatomy & physiology. Perhaps even chiropractors could make use of the contents. So the slant is professional Some of the content is intriguing and truly enlightening. In one of his case studies near the beginning of the book, he outlines a patient who is experiencing pain in the left trapezius. He traces this back to the right gluteus maximus and he relates how he does this. He compares it all to being like a jigsaw puzzle. It is a fascinating read and as you slowly progress through the book you realise you are in the hands of a true enthusiast of his profession. Wonderfully written and illustrated. For someone with the knowledge to understand this content and the importance of this vital muscle, then I highly recommend this book. It is superb.