The sternocleidomastoid muscle is mobilized and retracted posteriorly. The hypoglossal nerve is completely mobilized from the base of the skull to the anterior border of the hypoglossus muscle.

Immune cells release special proteins called cytokines—chemical messengers that help spark muscle repair. But cooling the muscles too soon, like with an ice bath, can reduce this natural response.

Forget crunches and curls — target these overlooked muscles to build real definition, boost metabolism, and sculpt an athletic, toned physique.

What makes MAT different is that it focuses on spotting and correcting recruitment of the muscle fibers through that brain-muscle connection—not just treating tightness or pain, according to Lantz.

Discover why your muscles stopped growing and learn proven strategies to break through fitness plateaus and restart your gains.

Researchers are working on artificial muscles that can keep up with the real thing. They have now developed a method of producing the soft and elastic, yet powerful structures using 3D printing ...

Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling A new humanoid robot prototype uses fluid-filled muscles to kick its legs while hanging.

But the auricular muscles might not be so useless after all.

Can Pilates lengthen your muscles? Four fitness experts weigh in on this debate and explain where this idea came from to begin with.

Physical therapists and sports medicine doctors explain when stretching sore muscles helps and when you should try other things to ease the pain instead.

What synthol muscles look like. And it’s not just men who are turning to synthol for a quick fix. In 2021, doctors reported the case of a woman who used synthol for buttock augmentation. She ...

Examining the muscles of Eddie Hall, a British strongman and deadlift champion, has given researchers greater insight into muscle strength, which could inform athletic performance, injury ...