Introduction The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative activation of vastus
medialis (VM) and vastus lateralis (VL) muscles during voluntary and stimulated isometric …

Aim: We investigated the relative contribution of the vastus medialis (VM) muscle to total
isometric knee extension torque at 10°, 30°, 60° and 90° knee flexion. In the past a more …

Weakness of the vastus medialis oblique (VMO) has been proposed to explain the high
prevalence of knee pain in female subjects. Clinicians commonly use exercises in an …

Aim. It is currently unknown whether preferential activation of the distal portion of the vastus
medialis can be obtained by performing isometric knee extension exercises at selected knee …

PURPOSE: This study attempted to assess if the resisted contraction of medial rotators of the
tibia increases the ratio between the activity of vastus medialis (VM) and vastus lateralis (VL) …

We examined the relationship between the vastus medialis oblique (VMO) and the vastus
lateralis (VL) during maximal isometric knee extension contractions by measuring force and …

Introduction: Previous evidence suggests the fibers of different motor units reside within
distinct vastus medialis (VM) regions. It remains unknown whether the activity of these motor …

The use of shear wave elastography during voluntary contraction has enabled the non-
invasive assessment of load sharing strategies between agonist muscles. However, the …

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the electromyography (EMG) to torque
relationship of the vastus intermedius (VI) muscle. Thirteen healthy men performed maximal …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether there was a gender difference in the intensity of
electromyographic (EMG) activity in vastus medialis oblique (VMO) relative to vastus …