Tibia fracture
The thought of breaking a bone is a painful one. [...]
Shin Pain
Shin pain is usually the result of repetitive overuse [...]
Calf pain
Calf pain can either come from your thigh, calf, [...]
Hamstring injury
Hamstring injury & pain in the hamstring muscles can [...]
Quadriceps tendinitis
A Quadriceps Tendinitis or Tendinopathy: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Physiotherapy treatment and why it heals so slow. Tendinitis of the Quadriceps tendon is a condition when the thigh muscles’s tendon become inflamed and irritated. The quadriceps muscles are four large muscles in the front of the thigh just above the knee cap.
Quadriceps muscle strain (tear)
A Quadriceps muscle stain is a tear of one of the four thigh muscles. Pulling feeling over the quads or a sharp sting as if someone shot you in the front of the thigh. Quad muscle strain: Vastus Medialis, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Intermedius, Rectus Femoris muscle. Hence the phrase 'pulled quad'.
Hamstring Muscle Tear or Pull
Hamstring Muscle Tear: types, treatment, how and where the hamstring tears or pull. 1st to 3rd degree hamstring tears. Torn your hamstring muscles?
Hamstring Tendinitis
A Hamstring tendinitis is a condition where one of the 3 hamstring tendons are inflamed due to constant irritation from repetitive overload on the tendon. This occurs either at the hamstring tendons that attach to the buttock (sitting bone) or at one of the two distal tendons that attach at the back of your knee. The hamstring tendons must be able to withstand the pulling force when its suddenly loaded.
Iliotibial band (ITB syndrome)
Overuse of this ITB tendon can cause iliotibial band syndrome. The iliotibial band becomes painful at the outside of the thigh and knee, due to friction. ITB Syndrome due to bio-mechanical abnormalities
Thigh pain
Thigh pain can be caused by any of the muscles, tendons or joints or nerves running along the front, back or outer side of your right and left thigh.