Tendons that are stiffer can transmit force from muscles to bones more effectively—improving how efficiently we move. It might help to imagine the spring within a pogo stick.

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Tendons are the small but tough linkers between bones and muscle. When they are injured, repairing a tendon is no small task. Alayna Loiselle, an ...

On top of this, it usually contains those annoying white tendons that nobody loves looking at, much less eating. No matter how skilled you are, it's hard not to lose some precious chicken when ...

UC Davis Health molecular exercise physiologist Keith Baar specializes in sports medicine. He studies the effects of exercise on bone, muscle and tendon health. In this Q&A, he discusses how ...

Overuse tendinopathy is problematic to manage clinically. People of different ages with tendons under diverse loads present with varying degrees of pain, irritability, and capacity to function.

Design Case-control study. Setting Sports Medical Department of the Hague Medical Centre. Patients Twenty-six tendons from patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy were included. The ...

Trigger finger, sometimes called trigger digit, can affect the thumb and fingers. Tendons connect bones to muscles, allowing them to move. They have a protective covering called a sheath.

Connective tissues consist of ligaments, cartilage and tendons. A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where ...

Connective tissues consist of ligaments, cartilage and tendons. A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where ...