You probably know what that is.  The glutes.  It’s the butt muscles.  The butt muscles straighten the leg, move it behind you and move the leg out to the side depending on what’s contracted. So they’re very important in standing up and are very involved in walking.  Here’s how to get your butt strong.  This article gives some good information but you have to be pretty functional to do some of this stuff.  Here’s lower-level stuff.  And here

PHENOMENAL book of strengthening the glutes. This book is what I use for my personal workouts.

Categories: Health, Rehab

Tags: cerebellar stroke, Gluteus maximus muscle, gluteus medius, hip abduction, hip extension, muscles, standing up, Stroke, walking