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Experts Urge: Get Up and Get Moving

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Friday, June 17, 2016   

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- It may sound like a joke or an insult, but "Dormant Butt Syndrome" is a real issue and affects millions of Americans. It's a weakness of the glute muscles that can be caused by repetitive motions, or by sitting still for too long.

For athletes, said Chris Kolba, a sports medicine physical therapist at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center, if the buttock muscles aren't strong, it can lead to other injuries.

"When that glute muscle isn't working to its maximum efficiency, it decreases our ability to absorb shock," he said. "It can lead to various things like back pain, hip pain, knee pain, muscle strains, things of that nature."

Dormant Butt Syndrome also happens when we sit still too long. Kolba said younger people are beginning to experience hip and back pain at an earlier age because they're not moving around enough; they're texting, web surfing or watching videos. Our bodies are meant to move, he said, and technology has created a society of sedentary people. He said he's especially worried about kids because they aren't outside running, jumping and playing as much as they used to.

"They're going to have poor posture, they're going to have poor movement patterns, they're going to have weak muscles," he said, "and typically, if they're unactive kids, they a lot of times may grow up to be unactive adults."

It's not just about pain. The lack of exercise is attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, the combination of inactivity and eating the wrong foods is the second most common preventable cause of death in the United States, with smoking being first.

The reports are online at umm.edu and wexnermedical.osu.edu.


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