And your rectus femoris muscle assists in flexing your thigh at the hip. Quadriceps pain and injuries Because you rely on your quads to do a lot of physical activities, they can be prone to injury.

Background Muscle strengthen exercise of quadriceps femoris is important but risky to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft, because quadriceps muscle exercise near the knee extension may causes ...

Background: Minimising the likelihood of injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during abrupt deceleration requires proper synchrony of the quadriceps and hamstring muscles. However, it is not ...

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 ...

Maintaining this quadriceps femoris muscle group is essential for our daily lives and activities as they help us to walk and run. To maintain quad muscles, it’s critical to provide them with ...

A new study analysed whether exercise selection has an effect on muscle growth on specific muscles. ... The researchers found that leg extensions increased hypertrophy of the rectus femoris ...