Muscle atrophy is the loss of muscle mass. Low physical activity, nutritional deficiencies, genetic factors, and some medical conditions may contribute. Muscle atrophy due to inactivity can occur ...

Pain between the shoulder blades is often due to muscle strain, which may result from lifting heavy objects, poor posture, or overuse. Other health issues can cause upper back pain, though, including ...

SLAP stands for superior labrum from anterior to posterior. The SLAP tear occurs at the point where one of the tendons of the biceps muscle inserts on the labrum. The injury is to a part of the ...

Geographic atrophy (GA) is an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration. You may have vision loss that happens over time. Here’s what you can expect. With GA, you get blind spots in ...

Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) causes a loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. It mainly affects facial and swallowing muscles and the muscles in the arms and legs.

Genentech and Roche are investigating more than a dozen medicines for neurological disorders, including multiple sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder ...

Provencher, MD, MBA, CAPT MC USNR (Ret.), and his military orthopaedic colleagues for their work in understanding and treating anterior shoulder instability among U.S. military members.

The extent to which anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury affects thigh musculature motor unit activity, which may affect restoration of thigh muscle strength after injury, is undetermined. Methods: ...

Spinal cord injury leads to loss of innervation of skeletal muscle, decreased motor function, and significantly reduced load on skeletal muscle, resulting in atrophy. Factors such as braking, hormone ...