There are mechanisms between the muscle and the tendon called the Golgi tendon organs (GTOs). They help prevent injury by ...

There are many long tendons in the lower body. When deliberately stretched out, every one of them give more range of motion to the muscles to which they attach. From the iliotibial band to the ...

Question: I’ve been training for a 10K run on Thanksgiving Day. Recently, the area from the back of my left heel up to my calf has become extremely tight and hurts when I don’t exercise. Do you know ...

There's plenty of debate about whether stretching before and/or after running is useful. But we spend less time thinking about what stretching actually does – what's changing on a muscular, ...

The bicep is a muscle on the front of the upper arm. Tendons attach the bicep to the bones in the arm and help it function. A bicep tear refers to tendon damage, which can cause pain and affect ...

(Reuters Health) - - Tendon injuries are common in sports, and there are many schools of thought on how to avoid them. But a new analysis of past research finds that stretching doesn’t help and might ...

Biceps tenodesis is a treatment for chronic long head of the bicep tendon pain due to a variety of causes. This type of surgical repair can either be a stand-alone procedure or part of a larger ...