Strengthening the Front Thigh Muscles

The thigh muscles on the front of the thigh, known as the quadriceps, are one of the biggest and most powerful muscle groups in the body and very important functionally. The quadriceps allows us to get up from sitting, to go up and go down stairs, to manage slopes, to walk and to run, and it has to be strong to stabilise and move our body weight. The strength of the quadriceps can be affected by injury, disuse or arthritis of the knee joint and the muscle loses strength very quickly if not used normally.

The quadriceps means "four heads" in that the upper parts of the muscle originate in four different areas and all narrow down towards the knee where they join into the fibrous quadriceps tendon, collect the patella and continue to insert on the bump below the kneecap, the tibial tuberosity. Initial management of a weak quadriceps is to diagnose any reason for the weakness and remove it, whilst recording the degree of weakness being demonstrated. Early strengthening work involves restoring the range of movement of the knee and working on full extension control so the knee can be fully straightened with control.

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