This post was excerpted and adapted from Build Your Running Body: A Total-Body Fitness Plan for All Distance Runners, from Milers to Ultramarathoners, copyright Pete Magill, Thomas Schwartz, and ...

Human body is something that never fails to amaze us. So many organ systems that contain different organs and help in carrying out different bodily functions. The more you get to know about it the ...

Introduction Recent studies have highlighted the plantaris tendon and its possible involvement in midportion Achilles tendinopathy. In several patients an enlarged/thickened plantaris tendon has been ...

When it comes to staying connected to your body, it's important to know a bit about the connective tissues that help hold you together. It's easy to confuse tendons and ligaments, but these two ...

You have thousands of ligaments and tendons in your body. Both are made of connective tissue and can be torn or overstretched, but they differ in function and are essential to proper body mechanics.

4 Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Sports Medicine Unit, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Correspondence to Dr Patrik Danielson, Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Anatomy ...

Muscle strength is only part of the equation—learn why supporting your tendons and ligaments is essential for long-term health. h_15691691A physical therapy student demonstrates a standing heel ...

What Is Connective Tissue Disease? Connective tissue disease is a group of disorders involving the protein-rich tissue that supports your organs and other parts of your body. Examples of connective ...