The medial femoral condyle is longer than the lateral one. As the knee approaches full extension, this asymmetry forces the tibia to externally rotate just enough to tighten the cruciate ligaments and lock the joint. The mechanism is called the screw-home, and it is the reason you can stand for hours without your knees being…
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Beneath the head of the first metatarsal sit two small bones the size of large peas, embedded in the tendon of the flexor hallucis brevis. They are sesamoid bones. Every push-off in vinyasa, every transition through chaturanga, every step you have ever taken — those two bones are the fulcrum. The Ashtanga method has a…
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