Muscle strains and sprains are common injuries among teen athletes, often causing distress for athletes and their parents. Understanding the causes, recognizing the symptoms, and knowing how to ...

There’s no doubt that running is an impact sport with a high risk of injury. For example, during the course of a 4-mile easy run, the average person will take about 6,000 jarring steps, and each step ...

Care for a pulled abdominal muscle at home with rest, ice, and over-the-counter pain relievers. See a provider for severe or continued pain to discuss physical therapy or, possibly, surgery to treat ...

Recently, during my elliptical training workout at the YMCA, I overhead a couple of muscle builders discuss whether or not to take NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, aspirin ...

Anyone who's ever gotten a massage knows just how life-changing a few elbows in the back can be. You walk out of the parlor feeling zen and powerful, ready to take on all of life's obligations. Not to ...

For many people, the mark of a good workout is waking up with sore muscles. Common as it is, though, there’s still a lot of uncertainty about soreness. Can you work out when you’re sore? Do you need ...

At the cellular level, the mechanics of how muscle tissue repair occurs gets complicated. There are significant differences ...