Does the peak torque of the hamstring and quadriceps muscles affect the knee laxity measurements in male patients with anterior cruciate ligament rupture?Key words Anterior cruciate ligament (ACLRuptureStrength measurementMaleKnee laxityKT-1000The aim of the study was to examine whether the peak torque...
Calves:two muscles found on the back of the lower leg Glutes:three muscles that make up the buttocks Popliteus:small muscle found at the back of the knee Let's have a look at each of the muscles around the knee, how they work, what activities they are important for, how they are inju...
Hamstrings.The hamstrings are vital to tilting your hip and allow you to bend your knee. This means that they're essential to movements like squatting, which involves flexing your knee joint. Similarly, they play a crucial part when walking, as they allow you to put your legs behind you a...
the ground, becoming the foundation, and the hips move in relation to both femurs but affect the curve of the lumbar vertebrae. There are two major hip/back movements that we can evaluate- anterior rotation (tilting forward and an increase in lordosis) and posterior rotation (tilting back and...
Located on the back of your thighs, the hamstrings are a group of three muscles that are responsible for knee flexion and hip extension. The three hamstring muscles are the semimembranosus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris. Abductors
Obliques exercise. Lie on the floor as before. Raise your head and shoulders and try to touch your knee with the opposite hand. Repeat on the other side. Repeat these as often as you can without pain, and try to increase the number of repetitions as you get used to the exercises. ...
After five days of DI, the knee extension MVC (maximal isometric voluntary contraction) decreased in both groups (Figure 2). The knee extension MVC of the Ctrl group decreased from 216.2 to 179.1 Nm (−17.17%; p < 0.001), and that of the Cuff group decreased from 218.7 to 199.1 Nm ...
There also are bands of fibrous connective tissue—the ligaments and the tendons—in intimate relationship with the parts of the skeleton. This article is concerned primarily with the gross structure and the function of the skeleton of the normal human adult. The human skeleton, like that of ...
provide a large movement area for functional hand movements besides the positioning and movement of the upper extremity in space, we think that shoulder and elbow joint muscle strength apart from flexor and extensor muscles of the hand can affect functional activities in patients with lateral ...
Common conditions that affect the lower leg includestress fractures,compartment syndrome,shin splints, and muscle tears.1 Muscles of the Lower Leg The lower leg is divided into four compartments that contain the various muscles of the lower leg—anterior, lateral, posterior and deep posterior. ...