Correspondence to Lachlan Giles, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia; L.Giles{at}latrobe.edu.au Background Quadriceps strengthening exercises are part of ...

You've heard it a million times before, but still: never skip leg day. Longterm lifters know that leg exercises are what really separate the men from the boys, and if you're looking to build full ...

Correspondence to: M J Callaghan Centre for Rehabilitation Science, University of Manchester, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK; michael.callaghanman.ac.uk Background: ...

Muscles are attached to bones by tendons. Muscles contract to move our bones by pulling on them. However, muscles can only pull; they cannot push. This is why they usually work a joint in pairs.

In patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), pain and dysfunction cause a reflex inhibition on the quadriceps femoral muscle, and quadriceps weakness could accelerate damage to knee cartilage.

Muscles transfer force to bones through tendons. They move our bones and associated body parts by pulling on them – this process is called muscle contraction. However, muscle contraction cannot ...