The flexor would be the hamstring, and gastrocnemius, which bend/flex the knee. The quadriceps, are extensors, which straighten/extend the knee.
When you straighten out your leg your tendons are tighter, and then there is your patella disabling you from doing that
The quadriceps muscle helps straighten and extend the leg and the hamstring helps bend the knee.
IMPROVED ANSWER: You can't walk because your knee has been in the same position for six weeks. It will hurt as you straighten your leg. You should stretch and then start walking but not at the exact time!!!!
The muscles used to straighten the leg are commonly known as the Quadriceps, a group of four muscles on the front of the thigh. This, however, is only the cast when the knee is isolated. If you were to stand up from a squatted position, you would also be using your gluteal muscles as well as your hamstrings to extend the thigh and stabilize the knee, while your quads and inner thigh muscles (the adductor) help to straighten the the knee. You would also be using your calf muscles to straighten the ankle.
Knee caps, or patellae, serve to protect the knee joint and provide leverage for the thigh muscles to straighten the leg. They also help distribute forces evenly across the knee joint during movement, which contributes to stability and efficiency of the joint.
Yes. Massage the knee can definitely help the situation. Straighten the leg and massage the knee just above the kneecap. Sometimes the knee is inflamed and icing the knee down during rest times can also be very helpful.
The muscles in a leg are used to straighten it. They lengthen and contract to move and control leg movement, including straightening.
The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a small bone located in front of the knee joint. It helps protect the knee and provides leverage for the quadriceps muscles to straighten the leg.
To extend your knee, you need to use the quadriceps muscles located at the front of your thigh. These muscles work together to straighten the knee joint. Strengthening exercises like leg extensions can help improve knee extension strength.
The primary job of the quadriceps muscle is to extend the knee joint, which means straightening the lower leg. It also helps stabilize the knee during movement and contributes to activities like walking, running, and jumping.
My knee sometimes locks and I can not make my leg straight. I usually can wiggle it or bend my knee up to my chest and put my hands under my knee and pull up. One time it was so severe I could not straighten. I was instructed to put your two thumbs together and push at the bottom of your knee cap as hard as you can. Push directly in the middle of your knee cap and you will feel and hear it pop. What a relief.....