One of the first symptoms of LGMD is typically a weakening of the muscles in the hip and shoulder girdles. The hip girdle is a ring-like bone structure in the pelvic area, consisting of the pelvis, ...

The limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) are a heterogeneous group of hereditary neuromuscular disorders with predominant or selective weakness in proximal limb and axial muscles, having an ...

Background Deficits in neuromuscular control are believed to increase re-injury risk after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Previous studies mainly focused on muscles at the operated ...

Muscle twitches fall into two main types. There’s myoclonus, where a whole muscle or group of muscles twitch or spasm. Then ...

The greatest reduction in skeletal muscle mass was in the lower extremities, a new report shows. Low skeletal muscle mass may be an early manifestation of fabry disease (FD), according to a new report ...

A waddling gait happens because of weakness in your hip girdle and upper thigh muscles. To make up for the weakness, you sway from side to side and your hip drops with each step. It’s also called ...

Background The role of muscle strength for the risk of knee injury is not well investigated. Objective To examine the potential relationship between lower extremity (LE) muscle strength and the risk ...

Extremity reconstruction surgery can be life-changing for people whose hands, arms or legs have been affected by cancer, an infection, a traumatic injury, congenital (birth) defect, or other ...

At 88, Jane Fonda is still moving, thriving and inspiring millions-and her secret isn't complicated. The celebrated actress ...

Machine learning decodes brain signals for paralysis recovery in just one second using sensors placed on scalp not inside ...