Experts share tips about choosing a fitness professional who can put you on the road to better health. Laurie Heit couldn't imagine working with a wellness coach. In fact, she didn't even know what a wellness coach was -- until one transformed her life.
The innervation is supplied by the inferior gluteal nerve, a branch of the sacral plexus (L4-S2). Numerous vessels and nerves run under the gluteus maximus muscle, including the sciatic nerve, the pudendal nerve and the superior gluteal vessels.
It is similar is shape and function to the gluteus minimus. 1  Attachments: Originates from the gluteal surface of the ilium and inserts into the lateral surface of the greater trochanter. 2  Actions: Abducts and medially rotates the lower limb. 3  Innervation: Superior gluteal nerve.