One of the most difficult movement patterns to improve or adjust is walking. A gait cycle is a sequence of events in walking or running, beginning when one foot contacts the ground and ending when the same foot contacts the ground again. The human gait cycle is a very complicated, coordinated series of movements. There is so many moving parts within the gait cycle that the use of simple isolated exercises do very little to improve the motor program. But due to this complexity it makes it very difficult to find exercises that are both useful and safe to do.
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Recently I have been working with many people suffering with extension related back pain and Sacroiliac Joint Pain (SIJ) or piriformis syndrome caused from weakened glutes. With most cases of back pain I often suggest walking as a great way to alleviate some of the pain and a great way to reset the core. And in most instances this is a great form of movement for a person with back pain, except for the person with SIJ pain. Walking and even standing can be very painful and elevate their symptoms!
Why?
This has a lot to do with the GLUTEUS MAXIMUS and the POSTERIOR SLING.
If a person has developed significant weakness within the gluteus maximus and the posterior sling they will be unable to generate the necessary hip extension needed to complete the gait cycle. To compensate for this, the body uses a reverse method of hip extension by using the lower back muscles (erector spinae) to extend the hip instead of the glutes.

To assist in this process the body will also increase activity in the contralateral latissimus dorsi and the hamstrings to assist with stabilisation of the leg during the single leg stance of walking. All of these compensations lead to more force being applied to the lumbar spine as it is compressed into extension. Over time this excessive force leads to the SIJ being crushed with high loads and eventual pain.

The exercises shown in this video provide some examples of how you could try to overcome this problem. There are obviously a lot of other thing you would need to do before this and also in combination so it may not be the best place to start, but it should give you some great ideas of things you need to explore. If you suffer with SIJ pain or lower back pain from walking or standing for long periods I highly suggest to read the article in the link below as it gives you a lot more information and other exercise examples to use.
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