‘Rather than bending the neck forward or tucking the chin, the aim is to draw the head straight back over the shoulders, ...

Neck pain and stiffness can have many causes, but in most cases, the pain is a symptom of tight, tired, or injured muscles. However an accident can lead to neck pain, as can poor posture and arthritis ...

Health providers say they are seeing more patients than ever with pain and joint ailments in their hands, necks, shoulders and upper backs — and that mobile phones are most likely playing a part. By ...

Platysmal bands are two strips of muscle that run vertically down both sides of your neck. They’re caused by contractions of the platysma, the most superficial muscle layer in the face and neck. While ...

Most of us spend the majority of the day twisted into some sort of contortion in front of a computer screen, looking down at our phone or curled up on the couch. The hunched back, the rounded ...

Osteoarthritis, also known as OA or degenerative arthritis, is the most common form of arthritis in the knee. It is usually a gradual, slow and progressive process of wear and tear to the cartilage in ...

Our muscles are nature's actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate "biohybrid robots" made ...

Shoulder pain is rising in young professionals due to long desk hours and poor posture. Expert explain causes, symptoms, and ...

'We’ve always known exercise makes muscles stronger, but our understanding of how exercise affects our tendons is far more recent and still incomplete,' says physio Mark Buckingham. Tendons connect ...