When you have knee pain, you’ll want to limit running and jumping activities that can make the discomfort worse. If you’re recovering from an overuse injury, for example, you should avoid or limit the ...

You’re halfway into a squat or lunge, and your knees start spazzing out. They crack, pop and pretty much create their own less-than-pleasant workout soundtrack. Called crepitus, this crackling can ...

The vastus medialis is one of the four quadriceps muscles, located on the front of your thigh, above your kneecap. It’s the innermost one. When you extend your leg fully, you can feel and sometimes ...

The patella serves as the fulcrum for knee extension via the quadriceps mechanism and provides a surface over which the extensor mechanism glides during knee range of motion. It is also guided through ...