You can tear any of the four muscles of the rotator cuffthe subscapularis, teres minor, supraspinatus, or infraspinatusall of which work to stabilize the shoulder. Or you can get a wear-and-tear ...

A series of function tests and imaging studies are used to evaluate rotator cuff pain. The empty can test is used to check your supraspinatus, a muscle located on the upper part of your shoulder. This ...

The top of the humerus also serves as the origin point for muscles that make up the shoulder girdle. These include the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis, which are known as ...

Researchers investigated the quantities of thousands of muscle proteins and found a possible new explanation for muscle memory. A study by the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the ...

While forming a muscular body has a lot to do with weight training and cardio, it also involves eating the right foods to feed those muscles and help them grow. According to Culina Health ...

Roxana Ehsani, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. She works as a media spokesperson, nutrition consultant, recipe ...

The British actor got in shape for his role as Odysseus in ‘The Return’ Dave J Hogan/Dave J. Hogan/Getty; Dan Avasilcai Ralph Fiennes is looking ripped in new jaw-dropping transformation ...

Tight hip flexors, especially a deep muscle called the psoas, can silently stress your spine. Here's why this muscle deserves more attention—and how to strengthen it. Lower back pain is often ...

Engineers at MIT have devised an ingenious new way to produce artificial muscles for soft robots that can flex in more than one direction, similar to the complex muscles in the human body.