"Knee flexion" refers to the bending movement of the knee joint, where the lower leg moves closer to the upper leg.
Sentences with «knee flexion»
Assessing the effect of knee flexion angle, Klein et al. (1996) measured the moment arm as a function of ankle joint range of motion in 10 cadavers. (strengthandconditioningresearch.com)
In the lowering phase, external oblique muscle activity was greatest at knee flexion angles of 60 — 31. (strengthandconditioningresearch.com)
Assessing the effect of foot placement, Escamilla et al. (2001) compared the horizontal leg press performed with a high foot placement (90 — 100 degrees of knee flexion in bottom position) and a low foot placement (20 cm lower). (strengthandconditioningresearch.com)