Correspondence to Lachlan Giles, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia; L.Giles{at}latrobe.edu.au Background Quadriceps strengthening exercises are part of ...

The quadriceps tendon attaches the quadriceps muscle — located on the upper part of the front side of your leg — to your knee cap (patella). The tendon helps straighten the knee and allows you ...

In patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), pain and dysfunction cause a reflex inhibition on the quadriceps femoral muscle, and quadriceps weakness could accelerate damage to knee cartilage.

The knee joint has two muscles that move the shin up or down. These are the hamstrings and the quadriceps. To pull the shin backwards (before the ball is kicked), the hamstrings contract and the ...

Objectives: To evaluate if a stretch regimen consisting of three 30 second stretches would alter joint position sense (JPS). Methods: A blinded, randomised, cross over design with a washout time of 24 ...

Medically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, MS Having bad knees does not mean you can't be active. Strengthening the ...

Sumo Squat: This exercise stretches your thigh muscles and activates your lower body muscles such as hamstrings, glutes, ...

"The most frequent injuries in soccer players, more than 75%, are muscular, contrary to what was thought to be knee and ankle ...