For many, modern life has turned into a chair-bound marathon. Footsteps fade, finger taps rise, and prolonged stillness emerges as a silent threat to public health. Such sedentary lifestyles are ...

Fall means new routines are established as families go back to work or school, and the flurry of summer activities have come to an end. This makes fall a good time to begin a new exercise regimen.

Many gym influencers believe eccentric contractions lead to greater muscle growth. This stems from research showing that eccentric-only training produces larger post-workout mTOR signaling responses ...

Isometric (ISO) and eccentric (ECC) hamstring tests are used to assess peak force at various knee angles. However, it is unknown to what extent body weight influences the so-called “critical point” at ...

The president wants to enforce involuntary commitment laws for severe drug use. But rehab is expensive, without enough beds for those who seek it. By Jan Hoffman The sight is increasingly common: ...

“Tech neck,” the “TikTok tilt,” “scrolliosis” or the “Silicon slump” — there are many ways to describe the pain, stiffness and discomfort that results from repeatedly bending your head forward to look ...

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Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

Compound exercises use multiple joints to perform a specific movement, while isolation exercises target a specific joint. Both types of exercises build muscle and burn calories; deciding which is best ...

This systematic review aims to evaluate the existing body of evidence and provide a comprehensive analysis of the effects of dry needling, isometric, and eccentric exercises on pain severity and ...