Recent advances in exercise physiology and biomechanics have refined our understanding of how diverse stretching techniques affect muscle properties. Contemporary studies have compared resistance ...

1 Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA 2 Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA 3 Division of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women who regularly wear high heels were found to have shorter calf muscle fibers and thicker, stiffer Achilles ...

CHICAGO — March 16, 2023 — In science, findings generated from studying small animals often are generalized and applied to humans, which are orders of magnitude larger. New research, which was led by ...

The images showed that the older triathlete’s leg had about as much muscle (the dark material in the images) as that of the younger triathlete, while the sedentary man’s leg had far less muscle.

Diagnosing a muscular disorder, disease or infection often requires a sample of the tissue to be extracted, but these biopsies can be painful and difficult to perform. Researchers at the ...

Background Literature on shear wave elastography (SWE) assessing elasticity in rotator cuff (RC) muscles is growing. However, little is known about the overall measurement properties, which is crucial ...

Among the many functions performed by skeletal muscles, an important one is maintaining our posture. If it weren't for these muscles, Earth's gravitational pull may make it difficult for us to stand ...

Popular functional ingredient, turmeric, has revealed another string to its bow - muscle recovery. With sales of the colourful spice set to rise as a result, we discover the F&B NPD opportunities this ...