Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Your latissimus dorsi (your "lats") is a broad, flat, triangle-shaped muscle that spans ...

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

Dermatomyositis and lupus may share symptoms in some cases. Here's what you need to know about these autoimmune conditions.

Muscle strength grading is commonly used in people with neurologic conditions such as a stroke to differentiate true weakness from nervous system-related dysfunction. It can also be used in hospitals ...

According to a 2020 study, three weeks of detraining did not affect muscle thickness, strength, or sports performance in adolescent athletes. According to Jesse Shaw, D.O., associate professor of ...

there is a noticeable decrease in muscle strength in lifting the left upper limb (4-/3) and extending fingers on the right side (3/5-). There is severe weakness in the proximal lower limbs (MRC 3/4), ...

The Jets have never exactly been masters of great timing. Consider team owner Woody Johnson’s ill-advised firing of head coach Robert Saleh after the team’s 2-3 start this past season and the ...

If your health goals include building muscle while losing fat and excess weight, you may wonder if you can build muscle while in a calorie deficit (when you eat fewer calories than your body uses).

For every 1% increase in fatty muscle fraction, there was a 2% increase in the risk of CMD and a 7% increased risk of future serious heart disease, regardless of other known risk factors and body ...

Scientists from the University of Exeter have uncovered new information about why some people experience muscle weakness as they grow older. This condition, known as sarcopenia, affects many older ...