Chattering teeth – that rapid, sometimes noisy clack of your upper and lower teeth – is a minor, startling symptom that can ...

Tension is typically experienced in our bodies as tightness or stiffness in our muscles. This kind of tension can be quite painful and can sometimes severely restrict your ability to move. Tense ...

Without realizing it, many of us start our day by stretching before we even get out of bed. Involuntary stretching of your muscles is called pandiculation. It’s a behavior seen in most types of ...

Skeletal muscles are built from small contractile units, the sarcomeres. They are connected in a well-ordered series to form myofibrils that span the entire muscle. Contractions of these sarcomeres ...

Although flip-flop sandals are the footwear of choice for some folks when the weather is warm enough, Kyles wouldn't wear them all day long because they lack proper foot support. "Over-gripping of the ...

The American professional bodybuilder and elite coach explains why improving flexibility may be the missing link between ...

Tension headaches affect about 40 percent of us every year, and they're often blamed on stress or muscle tension around the neck, back and shoulder area. But new research finds a different cause.

Rebuild strength after 60 with 5 bed exercises like incline push-ups, split squats, knee lifts, and glute bridges.

Surgeons used to think that fascia is a tissue that just covered organs, muscles, and bones. Now, though, the medical world has expanded the definition to include tissue that surrounds all of the ...

Rachel Tavel is a doctor of physical therapy, certified strength and conditioning specialist and writer. She works as a physical therapist in an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy setting and as a ...