Of particular interest is the relationship between the extensors and the hamstrings, the two most important muscle groups in the knee. The extensors, the muscles on the front of the thigh commonly ...

Squats and lunges aren't the most fun exercises, but a new study says they'll help save your knees. Folks with strong quads building up their thighs appear to be less likely to require a total knee ...

Muscular strength and its improvement are important to everyone for their regular day-to-day life activities. Conventionally, muscle function can be assessed by means of physical performance tests and ...

MALMÖ, Sweden, Dec. 4 -- Several years after surgery to repair a non-traumatic meniscus tear, loss of muscle strength in the quadriceps left middle-aged patients with a painful, unstable knee ...

Knee joint of a patient showing (A) severe cartilage defects and (B) intact knee joint. CHICAGO – Stronger quadriceps muscles, relative to the hamstrings, may lower the risk of total knee replacement, ...