When muscle cells are viewed under the microscope, one can see that they contain a striped pattern (striations). This pattern is formed by a series of basic units called sarcomeres that are ...

3. Improving co-contractions and co-ordination of muscles Co-contractions are when two or more muscles, especially those on ...

opposite direction of contraction of a muscle. 2021, Edward L. Wallace, Omniflex: A Unified System of Strength Training: Research tells us that eccentrics ...

Muscle cramps are sudden, involuntary, painful contractions of one or more muscles in the body. Also called Charley horses or muscle spasms, they are typically short in duration and can last ...

Mike Lotief, president and CEO of Swing Attractors, shares do’s and don'ts of movement when hitting in order to create power ...

To begin exercising your frontalis muscle, start with forehead lifts. Position your fingers just above your eyebrows and ...

When muscle contractions won't stop and can't be controlled, that's called dystonia. A South Jersey man is now sharing his long experience with it. "I was a nurse at the time and I was punched in ...

Contractions are when the muscles of your uterus tighten and relax to get ready for childbirth. These muscles help push your baby down the birth canal. Once you reach week 37 of your pregnancy ...

The publisher has shared an excerpt of the new book by Jay Hovdey, "Well Armed: A Thoroughbred of Destiny," with readers of ...

Specialist macrophages play a key role in the control of muscle and movement Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered that specialist macrophages – a type of white blood cell –play a key ...

A few exercises we conduct with our personal training clients every time they arrive for their training sessions include a ...