which is an enlargement of the thyroid gland resulting from its overstimulation by elevated levels of TSH the TSH is elevated because there is little or no thyroid hormone in the circulation
The role of the gluteus medius during activities such as walking and running is to dynamically stabilize the pelvis in a neutral position during single leg stance. As you can see in the photo below, weakness of the right gluteus medius will cause the left hip to drop when standing on the right limb.
Gluteus medius arises from this part of the ilium. Itâs inserted here, on the outer aspect of the greater trochanter. Though gluteus medius is mainly an abductor as weâll see, its anterior part also produces medial rotation at the hip. The last of the abductors is called the tensor fascia lata. Before we look at it, we need to digress for a minute, and get acquainted with the structure that gives it its name, the fascia lata.