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Muscle relaxers help reduce muscle stiffness and pain from conditions like cerebral palsy and lower back pain. There are two main types of muscle relaxers: antispastics and antispasmodics. Muscle ...

From the diaphragm to the pelvic floor, scientists say improving your core strength can protect your spine and help you move with ease into older age. Exercises like the plank train the body’s full ...

Objective: To compare physical therapy strategies involving abdominal muscle stabilization, with and without upper limb movement, in patients with sternal instability after heart surgery and during in ...

Sitting, standing, and moving between the two seem almost involuntary, but your body's muscles are working hard to make these motions happen. Your skeleton has over 600 muscles attached, and many of ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. Skeletal muscles—those attached to your bones by tendons—make up about a third of the human body.

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1 School of Basic Medical Sciences, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, China. 2 Graduate School, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, China. 3 Laboratory Center of ...

Share on Pinterest How much protein you need to build muscle can depend on your weight, activity level, and age. Eating too much may have some risks. Getty Images/Alexander Spatari Protein is ...

A research team co-led by a physician-scientist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson's Sarver Heart Center found that a subset of artificial heart patients can regenerate heart ...

There are a multitude of reasons why you might want to take a classic muscle car for a spin, or maybe even own one. Handling and cornering capabilities definitely aren't among those reasons, but their ...