Gemellus inferior

Looks like

A small muscle from the sitting bone that runs along the lower edge of the obturator internus tendon to the thigh bone.

What it does

Turns the thigh outward and steadies the hip.

Keeping it well

Small and rarely injured alone; deep buttock pain is usually from nearby tendons or the spine.

Related conditions

• Botulism
• Chronic venous insufficiency
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
• Lymphoedema
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Restless legs syndrome
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Tetanus
• Varicose veins