Who knew ?
Dr. Chris Kolba, a physical therapist at OSU’s Wexner Medical Center, said Monday that "dormant butt syndrome," or DBS, may be the cause for chronic pain, affecting a range of individuals from athletes to the infrequently active.
"It basically refers to the gluteus Maximus or the glute muscles just not functioning as efficiently as they should," Dr. Kolba explained in a video released this week by Wexner.
"The entire body works as a linked system, and a lot of times when people come in with knee or hip injuries, it’s actually because their butt isn’t strong enough," Dr. Kolbasaid in a statement. "The rear end should act as support for the entire body and as a shock absorber for stress during exercise. But if it’s too weak, other parts of the body take up the slack and often results in injury."
