Experts say if you’re going hard to break up tight spots with your massage gun, you might be doing more harm than good.

Stretch receptors in your rectum and bladder tell you when it’s time to visit the bathroom. Pressure receptors in your arteries enable your brain to monitor and control your blood pressure.

The new findings suggest that rather than overloading nutrient receptors, the rapid passage of food stretches the intestine, activating the vagal stretch sensors and so blocking feeding.

Trying to stretch your way out of tight muscles and hips isn’t always successful – follow this top trainer’s tips to move more freely, writes Harry Bullmore ...

Some people find themselves still feeling hungry after eating, and many factors can explain this phenomenon. This article helps explain why you may feel hungry after a meal and what to do about it.

We commonly think a full stomach is what tells us to stop eating, but it may be that a stretched intestine plays an even bigger role in making us feel sated, according to new laboratory research led ...

What's more, every muscle in your body contains "stretch receptors" that keep a constant dialogue going with your brain about your overall level of tension.

The vibrations trigger the stretch receptors, which give the brain “an illusory satiety effect,” Srinivasan says. And if you feel full, you might eat less. ...

That second finding was unexpected, says Bai, but it makes sense. “The entire GI tract holds the food and the nutrients,” she says. “So it makes sense that measuring intestinal stretch is ...

Impulses in Vagal Afferent Fibres from Stretch Receptors in the Stomach and their Role in the Peripheral Mechanism of Hunger A. S. PAINTAL 1 Nature volume 172 , pages 1194–1195 ( 1953 ) Cite ...

Tricking stomachs into thinking they are full is the idea behind a potential weight-loss treatment, with a vibrating capsule showing promise in animals.

The results of the study show that stretch receptors in our muscles indicate more than which limb is moving or how fast; these sensors also adjust their signals according to who caused the movement.