The case reported is of a 46 year old male who presented with a history of acute on chronic knee pain. The clinical features and investigations suggested a tear of the quadriceps tendon, with ...

Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT The patellar tendon connects the kneecap (the patella) to the shinbone. This is part of ...

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.

If you feel like your quads are unusually tight, you may end up with knee pain. As McFarland explains, "This is due to the stress placed on the patella tendon by an excess amount of quad-dominant ...