Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Your latissimus dorsi (your "lats") is a broad, flat, triangle-shaped muscle that spans ...

A pulled (or strained) muscle could take a few days to feel better. Severe injury could take weeks to months. Find out what ...

BACKGROUND Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) commonly presents with motor weakness and neurological symptoms and signs that include loss of tendon reflexes. However, patients with GBS also experience ...

Arm pain is a common experience with many possible causes. Acute injury, overuse (wear and tear), and underlying conditions ...

Not only is it incredibly effective, hitting the biceps brachii muscles (the long and short head of the biceps), to improve their roundness and strength, but it’s also a suitable exercise for ...

Background Biceps femoris long head (BFlh) proximal aponeurosis (PA) size appears to be highly variable between individuals (Handsfield et al., 2010) and may not be proportional to muscle size and ...

Training your arm muscles isn't super complicated, especially since there's a wealth of movements that are easily accessible for all types of exercisers. You can target your biceps, the crown ...

It plays a role in many arm movements and supports respiratory muscles to help with breathing. Traumatic or overuse injuries to your lats can cause pain and discomfort that affects your mobility.