Injury Specialist in Parsippany NJ Discusses that hidden muscle causing knee pain
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Many people end up with posterior knee during excess of walking or weather changing conditions. However that muscle is is hidden and very few times an Orthopedist can even located. And as pain progresses the muscle becomes weaker and more swelling .
Articularis Genu: is a small muscle even hard to detect consider as a fifth head of the quadriceps muscles that lie deep vastus intermedius muscle and found that it has an important mechanical role during knee movement.
Function:
1-During extensions it pulls the synovial membrane of the knee joint superiorly
2-Prevent synovial membrane impingement between femur and patella
3-Supports the patella and assists to stabilize the knee joint
4-Assist in the lubrication of the knee joint
What exactly does the Articularis Genu does?
The muscle plays a critical role in both knee flexion and extension when the knee is extended it pulls the suprapatellar bursa upward to prevent impingement between the femur and tibia, failure of this muscle to function properly can result in a painful condition known as suprapatellar bursitis which occurs during knee movement, bursitis refers to inflammation or swelling of the bursa!
Follow these exercise to strengthen your articularis genu and work on leg strength:
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