Rectus Femoris Muscle: Function, Injuries Associated With Dysfunction, Palpation & Treatment.

In our muscle breakdown, we are covering the 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞. This is one of the four muscles that make up the group of muscles called the quadriceps.⁣ ⁣ 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘱.⁣ ⁣ A majority of the population, especially athletes and runners tend to be very quad dominant, essentially meaning their quads do more work than they should be compared to the hamstring group. More people end up pulling their hamstrings because the imbalance from the quad dominance is too much to overcome.⁣ ⁣ Over time this quad dominance can lead to the rectus femoris developing a lot of scar tissue in this muscle, yes you can get scar tissue without an actual injury.⁣ This can lead to decreased flexibility and weakness in the muscle, limiting the force production of the muscle. ⁣ 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝗪𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐲𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞:⁣ 𝘓𝘰𝘸 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯⁣ 𝘒𝘯𝘦𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯⁣ 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦⁣ 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘥 𝘗𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘴⁣ 𝘉𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘊𝘺𝘴𝘵⁣ ⁣ This scar tissue makes the muscle weaker and less flexible, which puts more wear and tear on the knee and the cartilage.⁣ In this video we go through the following: 1. Function of the muscle. 2. Injuries associated with dysfunction of it. 3. Advanced Palpation. 4. Treatment specifics. ⁣____________________________________________________________ We just launched our brand new and free soft tissue injury evaluation and treatment training, called The Peak Method, if you want to start getting in the right direction from being a service provider to a solution provider this is a great start. It is the first step in learning how to cut your treatment times in half, allowing you to double your income and keep your body healthy, all while staying ethical and not ripping people off. If you want to request access to that training just click the link to learn more and request it: https://softtissuerevolution.com/free... Please consider joining our ’Soft Tissue Revolution’ community on Facebook, where it’s a lot easier to engage as a group. It's an awesome group on Facebook, covering topics in Injury Evaluation, Treatment, Client Communication, Practice Marketing, Increasing Sales, Scaling Business, and a few other topics of interest in the Soft Tissue Injury Space. As always if you want to be part of the soft tissue revolution here's what you need to do: 1. Visit our Facebook Group Page   / softtissuerevolution   and request to join our group. 2. Check out and subscribe to our Youtube Channel for useful content:    / @softtissuerevolution   3. If you have any specific topics you'd like me to cover or have any questions send an email directly to [email protected] Connect & Follow With Me: Linkedin:   / drmattmaggio   Instagram:   / the_soft_tissue_revolution