An accessory movement is a lift that targets muscles that provide vital assistance during the larger lifts that get you the most bang for your buck. For example, the lats are the primary movers in a ...

Muscle imbalances occur when opposing muscles experience unequal strengths or flexibility, often leading to poor posture, abnormal movement patterns, and an increased risk of injury. Muscle imbalances ...

A lot of us feel stronger on one side of our bodies and most of us assume that it’s because that side is dominant. While that may be true for some people, it’s often more complicated than that. When I ...

That mindset carried me into adulthood, where I stayed active through hiking, snowboarding, and cardio workouts. But over time, the way I’d adapted my body—doing nearly everything with my right ...

The underlying cause of many postural and back problems is muscle imbalance. This occurs when the muscles on one side of a joint are stronger than the muscles on the opposite side. This causes the ...

• A person can have a serious muscle imbalance without even knowing it. There are a number of simple tests people can give themselves to find out whether they have a muscle imbalance in any part of ...

When you head out for your daily run, with each stride you’re strengthening your quadriceps, your hamstrings and your upper calf muscles. The muscles on the sides of your hips, however, aren’t growing ...

Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Muscle fatigue is a decreased ability to create force with your muscles.Electrolyte imbalance and overuse are some of the most common causes of muscle fatigue.Rest ...

Parents frequently hear their young soccer player's knee pain is due to "growing pains." I believe this is a misnomer. Growing, in and of itself, is not painful, nor does it directly result in pain.

The loss of muscle mass with increased fat mass in patients with SMA suggests a dietary imbalance between energy intake and expenditure. Dietary modifications have shown some promise in managing SMA, ...