Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is known for causing breathing difficulties and limiting everyday activities.

A previously unknown autoimmune muscle disease involving sudden onset of debilitating muscle pain and weakness has been identified. The syndrome easily could be mistaken for other muscle diseases that ...

Stiff person syndrome (SPS) causes you to have muscle stiffness and spasms, often triggered by sudden noises or touch. You can use medications like muscle relaxants and anticonvulsants to relieve ...

A team of investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of Mass General Brigham (MGB) and Mass General for Children (MGfC) has identified - for the first time - the ...

Recently more men have reported a desire for larger, more muscular bodies. Muscle dysmorphia (MD) is a new syndrome in which individuals (usually men), although highly muscular, have a pathological ...

Base-line measurements of creatine phosphokinase (19 patients) and blood lactic acid (21 patients) were made. We then performed ischemic exercise tests by having the patient squeeze a rubber ball, as ...

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Hypotonia is the medical term for low muscle tone that doctors usually diagnose in infants. The condition is less common in adults. People sometimes call it floppy muscle syndrome. Usually, even when ...