The loss of muscle mass and strength poses an increasingly significant challenge for an aging society. Prof. Kristina ...

When you’re using machines, you also reduce the recruitment of the surrounding stabilizing muscles. Take bench presses: With ...

A team of scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) has succeeded in creating artificial muscles using 3D printing. The researchers hope that in the ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of genetic ... may aim to reduce symptoms. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is another effective treatment for muscle atrophy.

Artificial muscles don't just get robots moving ... In collaboration with researchers from ETH Zurich, Danner and Dorina Opris, who leads the research group Functional Polymeric Materials, have ...

They used functional magnetic resonance ... a series of BoNT-A injections of the facial muscles on the unaffected side; or a control group receiving no BoNT-A. Patients receiving BoNT-A had ...

While one of the benefits of FST is that it requires minimal equipment by using bodyweight alone, "you can enhance FST by using tools like resistance bands, medicine balls, kettlebells and other free ...

"Functional strength training mirrors movements ... FST but is done differently because it doesn't focus on isolated muscle groups and instead emphasizes multi-joint movements, also known as ...

Background: Functional asymmetry and muscle imbalances are recognized ... in muscle stiffness for the splenius capitis and semispinalis cervicis muscles in the control group compared to the baseball ...

A compound exercise engages multiple muscle groups, helping to burn more calories than an isolation exercise, and helps you achieve a full-body workout in less time. There's also a lot of crossover ...

Based on the observations of widespread altered functional networks across the entire brain, a second analysis was undertaken to quantify the differences in the time-varying network topology between ...

Like other muscle groups, you won't get very far without challenging yourself with a load. Training your calf muscles—which are comprised of the gastrocnemius (the muscle that flexes the knee ...