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 ...

Get hip to these simple movements that stretch and strengthen the hip flexors. Dr. Andy Fata-Chan, a New York-based physical therapist and fitness coach at Moment Physical Therapy & Performance, told ...

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 muscle ...

The rectus femoris (RF) is one of the four muscles found in the quadriceps and is the only one involved in hip flexion. This is because it’s the only one that is attached at the pelvis and not the ...

When it comes to chronically stiff muscles - tight hip flexors are the second most common complaint I hear after tight hamstrings. Tight hip flexors are annoying, achy, and they often contribute to ...

Palpate the psoas and confirm the palpation with this simple test. A new article uses an evidence-based approach to bust a recent manual therapy myth! There is an easy and effective method for testing ...