A new study from the University of Connecticut has discovered that rehabilitation to address chronic knee pain may not be targeting all the right muscles. Neal Glaviano and Sungwan Kim, a Ph.D.

Stronger quadriceps muscles, relative to the hamstrings, may lower the risk of total knee replacement, according to new research. Researchers said the findings could inform strength-training programs ...

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 ...

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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, ...

Most back of the knee pain, known as posterior knee pain, comes from an injury. Certain health conditions, such as arthritis, cysts, nerve damage, and blood clots, can also cause it. Some are serious ...

Digital modelling of legendary fossil's soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful leg and pelvic muscles suited to tree dwelling, but knee muscles that allowed fully erect walking.

(CNN) — Chances are you know someone who has had a total knee replacement. The surgery is fairly common, with about 790,000 of these procedures done annually in the United States. Those most at risk ...