Going through life absent an entire forearm muscle feels like something you’d probably have noticed by now, but as Jonathan Bennion of the Institute of Human Anatomy explains in a recent YouTube video ...

A new wearable could one day allow them to check, when and wherever they wish. Although tape measures can be used to a certain extent, currently the only really precise means of measuring muscle size ...

Loss of muscle mass, also called muscle wasting or atrophy, can happen gradually as part of getting older or more suddenly due to underlying medical conditions. Other factors can contribute, like ...

Assistant Dean, Western Centre for Health Research and Education, Victoria University Many of us know the feeling of a cramp – whether you’ve been struck down on the sports field or woken with a start ...

A muscle biopsy is a minor surgical procedure. Doctors order them to help diagnose certain diseases that involve muscles. During a muscle biopsy, a small piece of tissue is removed from a specific ...

Muscle knots are hard, sensitive areas of muscles that tighten and contract even when the muscle is at rest. These tense muscle fibers can cause pain in other parts of the body when touched. Muscle ...

Ask A Doctor columnist Dr. Trisha Pasricha tries a trick that many athletes use to check muscle cramps—a sip of pickle juice. This content was created independently by The Washington Post and is not ...

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 ...

Both men and women start losing muscle mass as they age. Most people see their muscle mass diminish around 3% to 5% per decade after turning 30. Unfortunately, as your muscle mass diminishes, you also ...