Verywell Health on MSN1mon
Vastus Lateralis Muscle
Origin: The vastus lateralis originates on the upper inter-trochanteric line of your femur, or thigh bone.It also arises from ...
Hosted on MSN7mon
Do these quad exercises to build leg size and strength
Comprised of four individual muscles (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius), the quads run down the front of your thighs from your hip to your knee. Your quad ...
Stretch those tight quads before they cause pain
Many times, individuals complain of lower back pain and are unaware that the source is actually their tight quads as these ...
BMJ2mon
Get a kick out of this: the spectrum of knee extensor mechanism injuries
The quadriceps muscles include the rectus femoris and the vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius and vastus medialis. The origin of the rectus femoris is the anterior inferior iliac spine, and the ...
BMJ10d
Combining isometric knee extension exercises with hip adduction or abduction does not increase quadriceps EMG activity
Surface EMG data were collected from the vastus medialis oblique (VMO), vastus lateralis (VL), and gluteus medius (Gmed) muscles of the dominant leg of each subject during three single leg, weight ...
Nature7mon
Evidence for gene transfer and expression of factor IX in haemophilia B patients treated with an AAV vector
vector was injected percutaneously into 10–12 sites in the vastus lateralis of either or both anterior thighs. Injectate volume at each site was 250–500 μl, and sites were at least 2 cm apart.