All four heads are located on the front of the thighs and insert into the patella via the quadricep tendon, with the primary ... Pro tip: Practice using TRX straps for support until you are ...

[25] Both disorders are treated with rest, ice, hamstring stretching, and quadriceps strengthening. Patellar tendon taping or Chopart's straps have been helpful in some patients. Fortunately ...

For six weeks, D.J. Reader couldn't move his leg — and that wasn't even the hardest part of his return to the Detroit Lions from quad tendon surgery. Reader is on track to make his Lions debut ...

The door is open for D.J. Reader to make his Detroit Lions debut Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. Lions coach Dan Campbell said Wednesday that Reader has taken enough reps in practice over the ...

Peko started at nose tackle in last week's win over the Los Angeles Rams, with D.J. Reader inactive while still nursing a torn quad tendon. He played 37 snaps and made one tackle for loss as a ...

Reader spent training camp on the physically unable to perform list while rehabbing from a torn quad tendon and practiced for the first time as a Lion last week. Campbell said Wednesday that ...

Reader signed a two-year deal with Detroit in March. The veteran spent the past four seasons in Cincinnati. Reader suffered a torn quad tendon in December.

They are attached to the top of the patella via the quadriceps tendon. At the bottom of the patella, the quadriceps tendon becomes the patellar tendon, which attaches the patella to the tibial ...