An acute, focal neurologic deficit is the hallmark of stroke. Major strokes involve both motor and sensory components. Symptoms may be sudden and maximal at onset (embolic) or intermittent and stuttering (thrombotic). Findings in stroke syndromes depend on the territory of brain suffering infarction.
The primary mover during the seated or lying leg extension exercise is a group of four muscle heads on the front of the thigh, collectively referred to as the quadriceps. The largest muscle head is the rectus femoris, which sits in the center of the front thigh.
Exercises such as crunches and planks work your abdominal muscles; pull-ups and rows will help improve your lower-back muscles; and hanging leg raises and decline situps can help strengthen your hip flexors. While leg lifts of this variety are beneficial, there are other effective exercises also known as leg lifts.