Chronic lower-limb edema (CLE) -- the permanent accumulation of fluid in the leg -- often occurs in elderly people. The condition leads to various physical and mental problems, including difficulty in ...

Many of you may be familiar with a feeling of soreness hours or even days after a workout, also known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). This pain typically occurs following certain muscle ...

The findings showed no significant difference between eccentric and concentric muscle actions in promoting hypertrophy. The review suggests that eccentric and concentric muscle actions produce similar ...

Are you trying to get in shape for a big sports event or race? Do you want a bikini beach body this summer? Try eccentric muscle training – there’s a lot of evidence to suggest it is more effective ...

Introduction It has been shown that caffeine promotes vigilance, attention, mood and arousal 5. The potential mechanisms of caffeine’s action include its role as an adenosine receptor antagonist that ...

1 Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium 2 Centre of Sports Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium 3 Department of Physical ...

Muscles are made to move. Stretching and contraction stimulate biochemical pathways within muscle that maintain tissue health. When movement slows—when a broken limb is immobilized in a cast, for ...