![]() This leads to the importance of proper muscular tension, activation, and range of motion to ensure that one structure is not pulling or creating greater tension than another….which leads to imbalance and injury. You want just the right amount of movement too little and it will limit your range of motion and put extra stress on other joints, too much and you will lose stability and control, again putting extra stress on other tissue. ![]() One thing to remember is that joints need to be balanced to function properly. You also get help on the upstroke from your hip flexors and calves and help on the downstroke from your glutes and calves as hip and ankle extenders respectively. We think of the quadriceps as knee extenders or the muscles that press down on the pedals to straighten your legs, and the hamstrings as knee flexors or what pulls your leg back up as through the return phase of the pedal stroke and for the most part this is what happens. The prime movers of the knee joint are the quadriceps, hamstrings, adductors, and calf muscles. However, it is the muscles and tendons that are the workhorses of controlling and balancing what happens at the knee joint. Ligaments around the knee support the joint and provide stability. Essentially, the connecting surface of the bones is meant to allow motion in a bending and extending pattern cartilage around the knee serves as a shock absorber and guide for clean movement. Soft tissue is what guides and controls knee movement. ![]() ![]() The knee, like other joints, is surrounded by soft tissue ligaments, tendons, and muscles, as well as connecting cartilage. The knee is responsible for bending and extending your leg and produces very little to no rotational movement by design. ![]() The knee joint is a hinge joint made up of your femur (thigh bone), tibia (shin bone), and patella (kneecap). It is important to understand how the knee works before diving into the reasons why your pain may be occurring. ![]()
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