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6 Dynamic Exercises to Strengthen the Rectus Femoris Muscle

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 ...
BMJ

Rectus femoris muscle injuries in football: a clinically relevant review of mechanisms of injury, risk factors and preventive strategies

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 ...
BMJ

315 Rectus femoris and iliopsoas contracture as a risk factors for Osgood-Schlatter disease in high performance youth athletes

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 ...
Nature

Ultrasonographic changes in quadriceps femoris thickness in women with normal pregnancy and women on bed rest for threatened preterm labor

Loss of muscle volume, such as in locomotive syndrome or sarcopenia, has been reported to be related to various diseases including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, ...