To test whether sex-related genetic polymorphisms are associated with muscle injury and stiffness, Noriyuki Fuku from Juntendo University and colleagues report in the journal Medicine & Science in ...

Waking up with tense muscles in the morning? The culprit could be something you didn't even suspect: Your nice and cosy duvet. Christin Klose/dpa Have you got out the thick eiderdown for snug sleep ...

Resistance, or weight training, is widely recommended in sports and rehabilitation as an effective exercise to increase muscular strength and size. This form of exercise involves applying resistance ...

For the first time, an international research team has developed concrete, evidence-based stretching recommendations for practical use. The team was led by Prof. Dr. Dr. Jan Wilke of the University of ...

Resistance, or weight training, is widely recommended in sports and rehabilitation as an effective exercise to increase muscular strength and size. This form of exercise involves applying resistance ...

July 27, 2012 — Compared with those taking a placebo, almost twice as many patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) prescribed an oral cannabis extract reported relief from muscle stiffness, a new study ...

Overview: Massage guns help reduce muscle pain, stiffness, and soreness by improving blood flow and relaxing tight ...

For athletes across all sports, few experiences are as agonizing as being forced to leave competition with a sudden muscle cramp. These painful, uncontrolled spasms – formally known as ...

In striated muscle, the giant protein titin spans the entire length of a half-sarcomere and extends from the backbone of the thick filament, reversibly attaches to the thin filaments, and anchors to ...