This pilot study of healthy volunteers examined whether and to what extent EMG activity and hop performance of the m. quadriceps femoris changed without and with dorsal extension of the foot. Under ...

The rectus femoris muscle is one of the four major muscles that make up the quadriceps, or the front part of your upper leg. Strengthening the rectus femoris, in particular, can help stabilize your ...

A muscle in the quadriceps, the rectus femoris muscle is attached to the hip and helps to extend or raise the knee. This muscle is also used to flex the thigh. The rectus femoris is the only muscle ...

Background Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) of the knee in youth is one of the most frequent of anterior knee pain in athletes. There are several risk factors that contribute to this disease. Objective ...

The first 35 subjects who replied to the invitation and who met the inclusion criteria were recruited, whereby 3 of these were included in addition to the required 32 as a reserve. Twenty-three (66 %) ...