Prevalence of gluteus medius weakness in people with chronic low back pain
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Clinical observation suggests that hip abductor weakness is common in patients with low back pain (LBP). A study from University of Iowa published in European Journal of Spine compared the prevalence of hip abductor weakness in a clinical population with chronic non-specific LBP and a matched sample without LBP. One hundred fifty subjects with chronic non-specific