It explains how muscles work by contracting and relaxing in coordination with motor neurons, and the importance of muscle tone in maintaining posture. The film also addresses the effects of sports ...

This article will cover the anatomy and function of the peroneus longus, as well as what can cause pain in the leg muscle. The peroneus longus originates at the head of your fibula and the upper ...

This is why they usually work a joint in pairs. One muscle of the pair contracts to move the body part, the other muscle in the pair then contracts to return the body part back to the original ...

The future of robotics is here—and it’s deeply unsettling. A startup called Clone Robotics has unveiled a muscle-powered robot that looks like it just crawled out of a sci-fi horror film.

A limitation to the accurate study of muscle injuries and their management has been the lack of a uniform approach to the categorisation and grading of muscle injuries. The goal of this narrative ...

While we know the well-worn adage that abs are built in the kitchen, if aesthetics are your goal, it’s safe to say that ab exercises deserve as much time and attention as any muscle group in ...

Like other muscle groups, you won't get very far without challenging yourself with a load. Training your calf muscles—which are comprised of the gastrocnemius (the muscle that flexes the knee ...

This review described the functional anatomy in relevant sporting situations and explained how problems occur as well as when and how to intervene. ECU is a long thin muscle located on the ulnar ...

Because of the direction of kicks to this area, almost 60% of muay thai fighters report contracture (shortening) of their calf (gastrocnemius) muscle, in response to repeated trauma. Armbars and ...