In our increasingly sedentary world, prolonged sitting has become a modern health villain, often leading to tight hips, weak ...

Castanov V, Hassan SA, Shakeri S, Vienneau M, Zabjek K, Richardson D, et al. Muscle architecture of vastus medialis obliquus and longus and its functional implications: a three-dimensional ...

I used the MR1NF1N1TY VMO board to work my Vastus Medialis Oblique (VMO) and strengthen my knees. For FREE verticals leap tips ----- <a href="http://www ...

and vastus medialis obliquus muscle fiber orientation angles with respect to the femoral shaft were made intraoperatively after consent was obtained from each patient (Fig 2). The fibers were ...

This makes your knee straighten. Two of these quad muscles keep your kneecap in the femoral groove during this motion—the vastus medialis obliquus and the vastus lateralis, which are located on the ...

Vastus lateralis (on the outside of your thigh) Vastus medialis (on the inside of your thigh) Vastus intermedius (underneath the rectus, in the middle of your thigh) If you really want to geek out ...

Vastus Medialis: The inner head—helps stabilize the kneecap, especially during deep squats or lunges. Vastus Intermedius: Sits beneath the rectus femoris—deeply embedded but key to pure ...

(2) History of two or more positive imaging signs, including patellar dislocation, fracture of the medial patellar medial facet or the lateral femoral condyle, or injuries to the vastus medialis ...

And because the kneecap (the patella) is stabilized by multiple structures, including the quadriceps, patellar tendon, vastus medialis obliquus, medial patellofemoral ligament, and more, weaknesses or ...

1 Clinical College of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China 2 Luoyang Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province, Orthopedic Hospital of ...

The patella serves as the fulcrum for knee extension via the quadriceps mechanism and provides a surface over which the extensor mechanism glides during knee range of motion. It is also guided ...