Quads Foam Rolling

KneeKnee MassageHip Massage
Written By David Song

QUADS FOAM ROLLING/ QUADRICEPS ACTIVE MASSAGE

This exercise is to actively massage out the quadriceps muscle on your own. Place a foam roller on a tender spot on your quadriceps muscle and lay down on it. Use your arms and other leg to monitor the amount of bodyweight you distribute on the foam roller. Slowly flex and extend the knee to get an active massage.

Muscles Involved:

  • Quadriceps (Vastus Medialis, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Intermedius, Rectus Femoris)

Related Conditions:

  • Runner’s Knee / Jumper’s Knee

  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

  • Patellar Tendinopathy

  • Quadriceps Tendinopathy

  • Chondromalacia Patella

  • Patella Alta

Required Exercise Equipment:

Foam Roller - Click to Purchase

Foam Roller - Click to Purchase

 

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