You have 20 muscles in your forearm, the part of your arm between your elbow and your hand. They help you move your elbows, wrists, hands, and fingers and perform many of the tasks of daily life. You ...

The superficial peroneal nerve is a part of the lower leg that provides both motor and sensory functions. This nerve controls the peroneus longus and peroneus brevis muscles, which help rotate the ...

Myotomes are groups of muscles that get signals from a single spinal nerve root. Myotome testing helps find weak muscles and can show which spinal nerve is hurt. Identifying the affected nerve root ...

Ex vivo testing of both fast-twitch (extensor digitorum longus) and slow-twitch (soleus) muscles showed no impairment in twitch or tetanic force generation. In vivo assessments, including grip ...

Ozempic® (semaglutide) has transformed diabetes and weight-loss treatment, yet questions about its impact on muscle remain. A team at the University of Utah investigated the issue in mice, finding ...

Mitochondria play a central role in muscle metabolism and function. In skeletal muscles, a unique family of iron–sulfur proteins, termed CISD/NEET proteins, support mitochondrial function and ...

Correspondence to Dr Masahiro Sonoo, Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku 1738605, Tokyo, Japan; sonoom{at}fk2.so-net.ne.jp The myotome of a muscle is the basis ...

Tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS) involves entrapment of the tibial nerve at the medial ankle beneath the flexor retinaculum and its branches, the medial and lateral plantar nerves, as they course through ...

Numerous investigations have identified neuronal connectivity in which descending motor pathways and somatosensory afferents converge onto spinal motor neurons. However, how volitional motor commands ...

Alterations in muscle structure and function in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients are associated with poor outcomes. As key organelles in muscle cell homeostasis, mitochondrial metabolism has been ...