@dr.red.dpt: Here are some common findings for the single leg glute bridge test and what they could mean. 1. You can’t feel your glutes. You can only feel your quads or hamstrings. This could just be an issue with foot position. If you feel your quads, walk your feet away from you so your knees are less bent. If you feel hamstring, bend your knees more. Make sure your feet are flat! extra pressure in the forefoot/heel/side of the foot could change what you feel. if you still struggle to feel your glutes it might not be as simple as a positioning issue. We may need to work hard to get you to feel your glutes properly. 2. You have back pain. This could be an issue with your pelvic positioning. You need to learn if your low back prefers extension or flexion. You can follow the cues given in the video for an anterior or posterior pelvic tilt. Also try proper core bracing and see if this decreases your pain. with these exercises, your low back is working. If, of the whole Lumbo pelvic complex, your lower back is the weakest you may feel it more there and we may need to do more low back strengthening than glute strengthening. 3. You are struggling to keep your hips fully extended and you’re struggling to keep them equal. It always feels like one side of your hip is dropping. This can indicate a strength issue. It could be an issue with your glute max or glute medius strength. It could lead us to do more strength testing or more glute strengthening. 4. This was super easy for you. that’s a great thing and it leads me away from adding glutes strengthening into your exercise or rehab program. This is just one quick test in a more thorough evaluation. It by no means tells me everything. But you would be surprised by the interesting movement patterns that you see!! #glutes #glutestrength #trythis

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