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Think of these muscles like a brake controller.  The opposing tension helps create space easing the joint into place as it moves.

The position of the femur (thigh bone), being the bone resting on top of the tibia transferring load down the chain will affect the tibia.

This exercise gives you great bang for your buck incorporating functional stability work in the hip while targeting the medial hamstrings.

Our bodies will compensate joint to joint to distribute load so we can remain upright or balanced in a position we are trying to maintain.

It addresses the top range (short or end range) portion of a hamstring curl or knee flexion which is so often neglected.

The medial hamstrings in particular (Semitendinosus & Semimembranosus), usually being weaker than the lateral (outside) biceps femoris.

In nearly every ACL rupture case I’ve seen there has been a severe strength imbalance between the quadriceps and hamstrings muscles.

Knee pain is often the result of an alignment issue causing excessive friction to the structures surrounding and/or within the joint.