Popliteus Soft Tissue Mobilization - [P]rehab

Justify (a) why the popliteus is called the "key to the knee," ... | Filo

The popliteus, the tiny muscle of knee pain, has been known to contract at 300% of normal after knee surgery or injury. The popliteus, when that tight, can impinge the tibial and peroneal nerves and cause numbness in the foot. NKT often finds the popliteus overworking and the quads underworking, as well as the popliteus overworking and the glutes underworking. This blog highlights those relationships and more. https://neurokinetictherapy.com/the-popliteus-the-tiny-muscle-of-knee-pain/ (Link in p