I consulted an orthopedic doctor and learned I had a vitamin D deficiency. Taking supplements, spending time outside, and regular stretching helped improve my symptoms. Three years ago, the pandemic ...

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It contains magnesium sulfate to quickly relieve tense muscles. Simple day-to-day activities can wreak havoc on your body, whether it’s lifting heavy boxes or standing on your feet for hours. While ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Like other parts of your body, your muscles change over the years. “As you age, your muscle fibers become less dense, ...

Varicose veins are often harmless, but it's important to seek care if you have severe symptoms like bleeding, open sores, and ...

As anyone who has ever raced a triathlon can attest, quad cramps suck. Cramping is extremely common, occurring in up to 67% in triathletes, with Any muscle can cramp up, but the quadriceps are one of ...

Shaky hands, often dismissed as stress or fatigue, can signal vitamin and mineral deficiencies impacting nerve and muscle ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 63-year-old man taking 20 mg of rosuvastatin a day, and my blood showed that my total cholesterol level was 136 mg/dL; my HDL was 47 mg/dL; and my LDL was 70 mg/dL. I was then ...

Many of us have had this dreaded experience: you’re asleep or lying in bed, minding your own business, when all of a sudden you feel an excruciating, twisting, tightening, pain in one of your calves.

Pickle juice consumed at the onset of muscle cramps improved severity but did not prevent future cramps in patients with cirrhosis, according to research published in the American Journal of ...

As athletes prepare to dive into Hawaiian waters for the first part of the IRONMAN World Championship on Oct. 26, they may want to pay a little extra attention to the water inside their bodies.

In 2019, there were 238 marathon competitions in Germany. More than 90% of the over 110,000 runners who started these races reached the finish, according to emergency and intensive care medics. Since ...