Eccentric muscle contractions cause damage to muscle fibres which lead to pain, stiffness and loss in joint range of motion.1 The anti-inflammatory effects of cold water immersion, a form of ...

The construction of a lightweight quadrifillar needle electrode offering four monopolar and six bipolar microelectrode combinations is described. The electrode has three useful features: 1) it can ...

The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs ...

Analysis of respiratory muscles activity is an effective technique for the study of pulmonary diseases such as obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Respiratory diseases, especially those ...

An elegant study promoted the mutated expression of this protein in skeletal muscles of mice and demonstrated that Myo1c is involved in the translocation of GLUT4, since the animals with mutated Myo1c ...