You're relaxing on the sofa when suddenly your eyelid starts twitching. Or perhaps it's a muscle in your arm, your leg, or ...

Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit flies and ...

A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness. Researchers found that certain statins can latch onto a key muscle protein and ...

Repeatedly doing the same type of activity — whether it’s running, lifting or sitting — can have serious downsides. By Hilary Achauer When you head out for your daily run, with each stride you’re ...

Objective We aimed to determine hip and lower-leg muscle strength in people after ACL injury compared with an uninjured control group (between people) and the uninjured contralateral limb (between ...

Tumors can destroy the blood vessels of muscles even when the muscles are nowhere close to the tumor. That is the key finding of a new study that my colleagues and I recently published in the journal ...

Still dealing with a tight hip or weak glute—despite all the foam rolling, stretching, and strengthening? Or, maybe you’ve had an injury that keeps flaring up, even though you thought it was finally ...

The average human has about 600 muscles, and we definitely play favorites with them. Many people aspire to have a sculpted rump or chiseled abs, but who among us wants the world’s most pliable wrists ...

Workout routines frequently address the heart, arms, legs and back. But there's another set of muscles gym-goers should consider—the pelvic floor. The pelvic floor is a set of muscles and connective ...

Try seated leg exercises for men over 65, a joint-friendly daily routine from CPT Tyler Read to maintain strength.

Building strength often means lifting heavy weights and targeting the usual suspects: quads, chest and arms. But while those muscles get all the attention, four key areas are routinely neglected, ...