Muscular Tension in the Knee

1. Muscular Tension in the Knee

2. The Knee

3. The Knee • The knee is one of the most important parts of the human body particularly for the leg. • The knee contains cartilage that keeps the femur and the tibia from coming in contact with one another. The patella (a.k.a. the kneecap) protects the ligament between the tibia and femur from becoming dislocated or harmed in any way. The knee although is a small part to the body it contains about four ligaments and two tendons.

4. The Model Knee • The model knee was created from plywood. The tension was measured using a system of a guitar string and a spring. Tension was measured mattering on the length of the spring when it changed with applied pressure from the angle of the knee bend.

5. Athletics and the Knee • The human knee is always under an amount of strain but the times of most tension would be in sports that deal with twisting, quick jolts of movement, and great use of the legs and the muscles in the legs. In sports such as track pressure is put on the knee when running or jumping hurdles, in contact sports such as rugby and football the knee is almost being torn apart because of the opposite forces of muscle and weight.