Core strength testing has come a long way from the straight-legged, twisting sit-ups used before World War II. We've moved on to bent-knee sit-ups, to crunches and now to the plank pose or hanging ...
4 Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 5 Departments of Pediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery, College ...
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 ...
Cycling is a popular fitness activity worldwide. Although the physiological benefits of cycling are known to many, its precise impact on the ‘rectus femoris’ muscle has remained elusive so far. A ...
Core muscle exercises were reportedly the main reason for dryland when Dr. Krabak interviewed coaches. The reason for this was injury prevention. Unfortunately, coaches have limited education on ...
Why do some hamstring and quadriceps strains take much longer to repair than others? Which injuries are more prone to recurrence? Intramuscular tendon injuries have received little attention as an ...
Barça Atlètic player Ibrahim Diarra has a muscle tear in the rectus femoris of his right leg. He will not be joining the first team on the tour of Japan and Korea, and his return to training will ...
Compared with standard care, an 8-week supervised prehabilitation programme led to a significant improvement in exercise capacity, handgrip strength, and rectus femoris muscle thickness among kidney ...