Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...

In a groundbreaking pilot study, researchers have found evidence that spinal cord stimulation could potentially benefit ...

The data showed reduced difficulties in standing, walking and running that were statistically significant, the company said.

Johns Hopkins Medi cine says as a body ages, tendons get thicker and less elastic. Stretching can help counter this ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal stimulation.

"This study identifies key contributors to muscle fat infiltration (MFI), a harmful accumulation of fat within skeletal muscle that can lead to muscle atrophy and dystrophy." The study analyzed ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease.

But having less muscle at an older age makes you more vulnerable to ... wants to use a drug designed to treat spinal muscular atrophy – a muscle-wasting disease which affects children ...

Among elite football players, atrophy may persist in the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles 2 years after ACL surgery. Results highlight the importance of isolated muscle strengthening after ACL ...