This study is changing the game in preventive health: "A strong soleus might just be your best cardiovascular insurance," ...

This Swallowtail butterfly has multiple pairs of legs as a caterpillar, but they look completely different once it undergoes metamorphosis.

A leg cramp is a sudden, uncontrolled contraction of a muscle. This can occur elsewhere in the body, but is most commonly experienced in the lower extremities. Leg cramps or spasms are unpredictable ...

One of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease is weakness in the legs. Several disorders directly affect the muscular system and lead to a loss of nerve function in the muscles, weakness, spasms, and ...

Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth after an extended nine-month stay in space, experiencing various physiological changes due to the absence of gravity. They are ...

Runners often assume that “running builds strong legs,” but a better way to think about this is: “Running requires strong legs.” But, a well-designed strength-training program that ...

And even within our arms and legs, muscle cells don't point straight, but at an angle," Raman notes. "Natural muscle has multiple orientations in the tissue, but we haven't been able to replicate ...

Injury to the muscles, bones, and nerves can all cause a person’s leg to hurt. Leg pain may occur due to trauma, or an underlying condition. Treatment will vary depending on the cause of the leg ...

This allows your body to adapt to the changes and build muscle. For instance, concentrate on your chest, shoulders, and triceps on Monday, followed by your legs on Wednesday, and your back and ...

LaVar Ball has detailed why he underwent recent surgery to remove his right foot. “Due to not paying attention to my diabetes … I ended up having to get my foot amputated,” LaVar, cofounder ...

I ended up having to get my leg amputated. First, they cut off a couple of toes. Then they cut off my foot. Then they said, 'We gotta go almost knee-high for another surgery,'" Ball wrote.