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Why your muscles and joints feel stiffer in winter—and what really helps
Your muscles and joints might notice the cold weather before you do.
We asked Dr. Aravind Athiviraham, an orthopedic surgeon at UChicago Medicine, to find out. Why does cold weather lead to ...
Clonus reflex is a set of rhythmic, involuntary muscle movements. It is a neurological condition that affects the nerve cells that control muscle movements. Damage to the nerves, as in clonus, causes ...
The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, according to a new study. The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, ...
Muscle twitches fall into two main types. There’s myoclonus, where a whole muscle or group of muscles twitch or spasm. Then ...
A new study uncovers a molecular mechanism that explains why joints fail to develop in embryos with paralyzed limbs. The research answers a longstanding question about the influence of muscle activity ...
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