X‑rays shed new light on regulation of muscle contraction Date: April 19, 2011 Source: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Summary: More than 200 years ago, Luigi Galvani discovered that the ...

Background The high prevalence of non-specific low back pain and its correlation with the findings in the lumbar multifidus muscles (electromyography activity, morphology and thickness) and good ...

The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, according to a new study.

Current medical imaging technology misses important data regarding muscle contraction, including the ways in which a muscle's shape changes when it contracts, how the muscle bulges, and how its ...

Learn more about the different types of muscle contractions, how to do them, what they’re used for, and the benefits.

Muscle weakness occurs when your full effort doesn’t produce a normal contraction. Discover causes like multiple sclerosis, the symptoms of an emergency, and more.

Though many people experience muscle twitching, it's often incorrectly identified as a muscle spasm. While both are involuntary contractions of a muscle, muscle spasms and muscle twitching aren't ...

Stimulating muscle fibers with magnets causes them to grow in the same direction, aligning muscle cells within tissue, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Boston University ...

Background: Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) occurs after unaccustomed exercise and has been suggested to be attributable to reactive oxygen species (ROS). Previous studies have shown increased ...