Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is emerging as a transformative modality in muscle rehabilitation. By delivering controlled electrical impulses to targeted muscles, FES induces contractions ...

Healer Tech has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for Flexr, a connected sensor that attaches to a muscle and gamifies rehabilitation and exercise. The device is a confluence of trends ...

A muscle strain is when you damage a muscle or the tendons attached to it. (Photo credit: PhotoAlto Agency RF Collections/Getty Images) A muscle strain is an injury that happens when you overstretch ...

Although exercise is usually the best way of building muscle, there are cases where people need a little help – such people can include those who are frail, or are laid up by injuries. That's where a ...

You may have never heard of the popliteus before, but if you injure it, you’ll know it. It’s a small but mighty muscle that works to stabilize your knee and rotate the bones in your leg. Popliteus ...

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 ...

Background Proximal muscle rehabilitation is commonly prescribed to address muscle strength and function deficits in individuals with patellofemoral pain (PFP). This review (1) evaluates the efficacy ...

The RICE (rest, ice, compress, elevate) method is the most common way to treat mild muscle strains, but there are other approaches. More severe cases may need medication, physical therapy, or surgery.