The Effect Of Gender On Vastus Medialis Oblique/Vastus Lateralis Activation Ratio During Weight And Non-Weight Bearing Activities In Recreationally Subjects.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of gender on the activation ratio of vastus medialis oblique to vastus lateralis during straight leg raising and stepdown activities.

Method: The cross-sectionalstudy was conducted at the College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University, Medina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from September 2021 to March 2022, and comprised recreationally active subjects without knee pathology who were distributed in 2 gender-based groups. All the participants were subjected to straight leg raising and stepdown activitiesthrice and the average value of each activity was noted.