Discovering the causes of musculoskeletal injuries is an important part of our lifetime fitness efforts, writes Napa fitness expert Sean McCawley.

Grip strength might just be one of the most underrated markers of health and fitness. What many don’t realize is that grip strength does far more than help you open jars or carry groceries. It ...

Traditional bodybuilding advice has been to push workouts to the point of failure, and that soreness is an indicator of effectiveness. But recent studies show there’s another way Until pretty recently ...

Rest, ice, compression, and elevation help treat tendonitis at home. Overuse, like typing or running, often causes extensor tendonitis. Pain from tendonitis gets worse if you use the affected muscles ...

Dumbbells allow you to train every muscle group, including the forearms. The forearms are among the hardest working muscles in most upper-body workouts. Yet, many lifters have woefully underdeveloped ...

It seems like a group of muscles are changing their roles. It will be great to check with the literature if this a feature or a bug.

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. If you sit at a desk all day (and let’s face it, isn’t that most of us?), chances are your hip ...

1. Low-frequency electrical stimulation yields greater stimulation efficiency than kilohertz-frequency stimulation in stroke patients with arm paresis, though both modalities produce similar force, ...

The extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) is a muscle in your forearm that works in conjunction with the other muscles and tendons in your arm to help move your wrist and hand. It is in the same ...

Background Previous research has shown that muscle imbalances may be an important risk factor for lower limb injuries in runners. No studies have evaluated hip musculature imbalance in sprinters.