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Quadriceps

Quadriceps are a group of four muscles of the upper leg. The muscles include vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, and rectus femoris. Quadriceps helps maintain posture, standing, walking, and running. Pain and injury to the quadriceps can interrupt daily activities. It is treated by providing adequate rest, a cold pack, dynamic stretching, and strengthening exercises such as squats, lunges, deadlifts, and quad stretches.

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What kind of exercise would help with the discomfort in thigh muscles due to injury?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 22-year-old male. I played soccer throughout my teens competitively. Five years ago, I injured the muscle in my thigh, what I presume was a tear of which I sat out from sports for a week or two, however, was rushed back into playing by my mother who thought I was faking the inju...  Read Full »


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Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your concern. In my opinion, you had a tear in your quadriceps muscle which has not healed properly and got reinjured again within less time. So there is a possibility that a scar formed on the torn area of the muscle leading to stiffness and numbness is due t...  Read Full »

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