Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that controls movement. Problems with these muscles can be minor, life-threatening, or ongoing problems that make it hard to perform basic daily activities.

Muscle knots are highly irritated muscle fibers that have tightened into a ball in one area of your muscle. These painful, tender spots can feel sore and often occur in your upper back, shoulders, or ...

Your body is made up of two kinds of muscle fibers: slow twitch (type 1) muscles, and "fast twitch" (type 2) muscles. "Slow-twitch muscles are the ones in charge of long endurance challenge—so they ...

To work toward getting around this issue, researchers used parabolic flights to simulate microgravity conditions, then 3D ...

Light exercise may help ease soreness in many cases. In other cases, continuing to exercise, especially at a high intensity, may increase the risk of injury.

Your eyes, heart, masseter, and tongue may all be considered the largest in your body. Each muscle gives us insight into how our body functions and helps figure out how to stay healthy. The largest ...