Background: The role of apoptosis, or programmed cell death, has only recently been explored in tendon. Objective: To investigate the development of apoptosis after high strain loading of rat tendon.

Introduction One of the causes of anterior groin pain is known to be related to insertional tensor fascia lata (TFL) tendinopathy (soft tissue origin). This entity has been very well described a few ...

Among 86 patients with hand OA, 70% showed involvement of at least one tendon with ultrasound examination, compared with 9% of a control group of age- and sex-matched controls with no hand ...

It can be difficult to decide whether to expedite birth when a woman in the final stage of pregnancy perceives less fetal movements.

Anterior tibialis herniations are uncommon, and there is not much present in the literature documenting treatment for pediatric patients. Traditionally, young adult male athletes are most likely to ...

Have outer foot pain? Here are common causes of pain on the outer side of your foot, the symptoms to watch for, and how to ...

The human muscular system is complex and has many functions in the body, like mobility and stability. Learn more about the muscular system here.

This section presents the muscle activity of the left lower limb of the athletes, including the rectus femoris (RF), vastus medialis (VM), vastus lateralis (VL), semimembranosus (SM), biceps femoris ...