Background In our previous study, we reported the neuro-muscular function after the reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament was changed compared with healthy subjects by electrophysiological ...

For fitness-minded folks, muscle testing can sound pretty intriguing. But it turns out that it has little to do with fitness...or even muscles. On a basic level, muscle testing looks at a muscle and ...

For years, the body’s largest lean tissue—skeletal muscle—has been underestimated in its role in managing metabolic health. Despite its size, it contributes surprisingly little to blood sugar and fat ...

Just how bad is a soleus strain? The diagnosis for Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has knocked him out for the rest of the regular season, with "daily treatment and evaluation" presumably ...

Muscle testing is also known as applied kinesiology (AK) or manual muscle testing (MMT). It is an alternative medicine practice that claims to effectively diagnose structural, muscular, chemical, and ...

Fun fact: Chair exercises may have bigger benefits than you realize. The soleus pushup, a simple seated move, comes with perks like increasing blood circulation and boosting your metabolism, new ...

Your calf muscles are often referred to as the 'second heart' because they play a crucial role in pumping blood around the ...

I’m a 70-year-old radiologist and have been running most of my adult life. Last October I was two miles into a 10K race when I pulled over because of a “calf cramp.” My whole calf then really ...

THE primary afferent ending of the mammalian muscle spindle is highly sensitive to vibration 1–4. In the presence of fusimotor activity it may discharge an impulse on each cycle of vibration applied ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo is now just over two weeks into his recovery from a right calf strain suffered on Dec. 3, and when he ...