Smaller muscles adjacent to your hamstrings, like the piriformis (located behind your glute muscles) and quadratus femoris (a small muscle of the hip) can fatigue when you fail to properly utilize ...

Piriformis syndrome is an uncommon condition where your piriformis muscle puts pressure on your sciatic nerve. The hallmark symptom is shooting, aching, ... or quadratus femoris.

Small muscles such as the gemellus and obturator groups, and the quadratus femoris originate in the pelvis and connect to the upper part of the femur, the large bone in your thigh.

Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical Solutions for Back ...

Objective In this study, asymmetry relative to the preferred kicking leg was determined if it exists for the psoas and quadratus lumborum muscles among elite Australian Football League (AFL) players.

Four-point kneeling quadratus femoris. Best for: Working the quadratus formoris muscle between your hip and your sit bone. It’s key for hip stability. Four-point kneeling quadratus femoris.

Wostmann, 2015 Comrades Marathon and two-time Two Oceans champion, struggled most of 2017 with a torn quadratus femoris muscle (muscle under the glute) in her left leg.

A diagnosis of osteomyelitis with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia/sepsis and septic thrombophlebitis was made. Laboratory values of significance included a leukocyte ...

Mind-body coach Dana Santas shows how you can lengthen and relieve tight hip flexors in minutes with a simple stretch that targets tension from all angles.