By tendon injury, she means tendinitis, and posterior tibialis tendinitis can sometimes be mistaken for Achilles tendinitis. “Tendinitis occurs when a tendon is overloaded, and muscle weakness is a ...

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Many cancer survivors struggle with muscle weakness, which can be so profound that they may have difficulties walking up a couple of flights of stairs or going shopping for groceries on their own.

Hip replacement can reduce pain and improve function in people with hip arthritis, but some patients continue to suffer long-term problems like muscle weakness, decreased mobility and increased ...

Clift says these exercises typically involve lifting the thigh towards the torso or resisting extension at the hip joint. “Examples include standing knee raises, leg lifts, lunges with a high knee ...

Muscle quality is often overlooked, and magnetic resonance imaging is needed to visualize muscle composition, which is not routinely collected for hip replacement patients.

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Muscle strength with respect to upper arm flexion and abduction was grade 4 bilaterally, while hip flexion was grade 3 bilaterally without associated slow return of the reflexes.

New research published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research reveals that a patient’s muscle quality before total hip arthroplasty may predict their risk of suboptimal recovery after surgery.