Gluteal muscles

Squat

Football

Isometric exercise

Medius

Field hockey

Environmental health

Rehabilitation

Psychology

Political science

Physical therapy

Population

Motor unit recruitment

Medicine

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

Electromyography

South African Journal of Physiotherapy

Field hockey, a team sport played by both men and women at both recreational and professional levels, requires maintaining a forward flexed posture putting stress on the lumbar spine. Hence, it is necessary to assess the muscles supporting the lumbar spine, especially those surrounding the hip, to inform strengthening exercises for this population.

Gluteal muscle activation during rehabilitation exercises in female field hockey players