It can be difficult to immediately identify the source of pain in your knee, and unfortunately for many people, one knee injury can increase the likelihood of future knee injuries. The medial collateral ligament, or MCL, in the knee helps hold...
Exercises are important for your health, but medial knee exercises focus on a specific need. If you are a runner, or play in vigorous sports, these knee exercises will help strengthen your knees. The medial collateral ligament is a common area...
The medial ligament is a crucial band of connective tissue in the knee. It is more commonly known as the MCL, which stands for medial collateral ligament. There are four ligaments that stabilize the knee joint. The MCL resides on the inner part of...
Well-defined calf muscles help define the lower body in men and women. Bodybuilders especially benefit from this anatomical feature when they step foot on stage. The word medial is used to describe a body part that is toward the midline of the...
The medial meniscus is a disk of tissue on the inside of the knee. The medial meniscus works with the lateral meniscus on the outside of the knee as a shock absorber. Sometimes a tear can occur on the medial meniscus and depending upon the...
Unless you injure your shins, you may not think about your medial tibial muscles. Shin splints are considered a medial tibial stress syndrome. Your medial muscles are located on the side of your lower shin closest to the opposite leg and halfway...
Though your foot is designed to support the weight of your body, parts or all of it can become weak and cause discomfort. The medial longitudinal arch runs along the inside of your foot and is the highest part of your foot. Responsible for...
The quadriceps are made up of four separate muscles that are located on the front your thighs, thus the name "quads." Together, they control the movements of your legs, from walking and extending to turning and bending. All four muscles attach to...
Pedaling requires the knee to open and close repeatedly, so the most common knee problems will be overuse injuries. A medial meniscus tear is sudden onset trauma. In other words, something happens to cause the cartridge in the knee to tear. This...
Tendinitis, also known informally as tendonitis, is a type of inflammation that occurs in the tendons, the sinewy, tough bands of fibrous connective tissue that anchors muscle to the bone. A version of tendinitis that occurs in the elbow is a...
Your medial meniscus is a crescent-shaped piece of cartilage that sits on the inside of your knee joint between your femur and tibia. If you damage or tear this cartilage, you can experience pain, knee instability and a significant reduction in...
Medial shin splints, or medial tibial stress syndrome, is a common running-related injury. According to the Mayo Clinic, the pain with medial shin splints is caused by an overload on the shinbone and the tissues that attach your muscles to the...
The medial meniscus is located between the upper and lower halves of the knee, on the inner side of the knee. The main function of the meniscus is to absorb and dissipate shock from walking, running and jumping. The medial meniscus can be torn...
The hamstrings are a group of muscles located on the back of the thigh. They extend from just below the buttocks to just past the knees. The hamstrings group is subdivided into medial and lateral parts. The medial hamstrings (the semitendinosis...
Exercises for the medial head of the triceps are strength-training exercises. They target the center part of this three-part muscle, which makes up the bulk of the back of your arm. The three parts of the triceps are the long head, the lateral...
The triceps or triceps brachii consist of three heads, the long head, the medial head and the lateral head. The long head is the largest of the three and runs along the bottom part of the humerus or upper arm bone. The medial head is near the mid...
The medial meniscus is a wedge-shaped piece of cartilage that lines the knee joint along the midline of the body. The meniscus acts as a shock absorber between the thighbone and shinbone during weight bearing activities. According to the American...
The medial collateral ligament, or MCL, is a ligament complex that connects the inner portion of the knee to the hamstring muscles in the back of the leg. Although the MCL is considered one of the strongest of the body's ligaments, it is subject...
The medial collateral ligament is one of the four main ligaments that help keep the knee joint strong and stable. The medial ligament runs from the femur or thigh bone through the inside of the knee and connects to the tibia or shin bone. An...
Meniscus tears are one of the most common causes of knee pain and instability. Traumatic tears may happen playing sports, while degenerative tears happen slowly over time. Severe or unstable tears require surgery. While it is possible to...
The neutral shoulder press is designed to work your shoulder or deltoid muscles. Specifically, this type of press allows your medial deltoids to be the primary focus. Training your medial deltoids is important for creating a balanced look from a...
Injuries to the medial collateral ligament in your knee often occur when the outside of your knee is hit while bent, according to doctors at the Sports Injury Clinic. The MCL helps connect your shin bone to the large bone in your thigh. MCL...
The knee contains a medial and a lateral meniscus. The function of the menisci are to even out joint forces and distribute them throughout the knee by acting as shock absorbers. The medial mensicus also takes on the role as a restraint to...
The medial collateral ligament -- or MCL -- is a ligament found on the inner part of the knee that helps to keep your shin bone -- or tibia -- in proper positioning, according to the National Institutes of Health. Excessive pressure or stress...
There could be several reasons that you feel pain in your knee. Pain in the knee is sometimes hard to diagnose, and you might not even be aware of where the pain is originating from without going to a specialist for testing. Anterior pain comes...
Posterior medial heel pain is a frequent occurrence in athletes dealing with degenerative changes to the plantar fascia, a condition known as plantar fasciopathy. The plantar fascia plays a vital role in helping to provide stability of the foot...
The upright row is a versatile exercise that targets several muscles in your upper torso. It is a compound, multi-joint exercise, which means it involves movement at more than one joint. The upright row can be done using several different...
Tears to the shock-absorbing cartilage of the knees are common injuries in sports, and often occur when athletes are hit in the knee or make a sudden twisting motion, according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Tears to this...
Your knee is surrounded by a variety of supportive structures, including the crescent-shaped cartilage known as the medial meniscus. The thick, rubbery medial meniscus rests along the inside of your knee joint and serves as a shock absorber and...
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