Healio

Symmetric balance of flexion-extension gaps crucial for TKR

Douglas E. Padgett, MD: While the historical teaching has always been that the best predictor of postoperative motion following total knee arthroplasty is preoperative motion, improvements in total ...
Healio

Stretching exercises, gaining extension key after treatment of fixed flexion contractures

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with a fixed flexion contracture should be carefully evaluated and educated on stretching exercises and ...
BMJ

Test–retest reliability of isokinetic concentric knee extension and flexion

1 Department of Sport Development, Management and Coaching, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 2 Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK ...
Hosted on MSN

Do You Understand Flexion vs. Extension? Here's What the Difference Can Mean for Your Workouts.

TRAINING EFFECTIVELY MEANS training smart. There are plenty of gym-centric terms floating around the fitness zeitgeist that won’t necessarily help you become stronger or build more muscle, especially ...