Canadian work patterns have changed. People are now entering the workforce at a later age and the Forces also faced a shrinking youth population, the traditional recruiting base. In 1981 the average age of a CF recruit was 20, in 1999 it was 23 and in 2002 it climbed to 24.5.
Some of the symptoms which indicate a tear of the Gluteus Medius Muscle are: 1  You will feel pain in the lower back along the belt line area. 2  You may also experience symptoms of hip and buttock pain due to Gluteus Medius Tear. 3  The pain that you experience may radiate down the legs from the outer part of the leg to the inner part.
Patients with gluteus medius or minimus partial or complete tears typically have pain on the outside of their hip, as opposed to patients with hip arthritis, where the pain is typically near the groin. Patients typically complain of pain rolling over in bed on the affected side.