Waking up with tense muscles in the morning? The culprit could be something you didn't even suspect: Your nice and cosy duvet. Christin Klose/dpa Have you got out the thick eiderdown for snug sleep ...

For most people, the term stiffness has negative connotations. When you wake up in the morning complaining of a stiff back, the remedy might include taking a hot shower, doing some yoga, swallowing ...

Ayurveda considers the cause of muscle pains, stiffness, and spasms to be Vata Dosha exacerbation since it handles movement ...

For the first time, an international research team has developed concrete, evidence-based stretching recommendations for practical use. The team was led by Prof. Dr. Dr. Jan Wilke of the University of ...

Resistance, or weight training, is widely recommended in sports and rehabilitation as an effective exercise to increase muscular strength and size. This form of exercise involves applying resistance ...

A new wave of research is showing what the old gym myths about stretching got wrong—and what you really need to do to reap its benefits.

Statins do not cause muscle pain or stiffness any more than a placebo, a study suggests. Many people have been put off taking the cholesterol-busting drugs because of the potential side effects. But a ...

I'd like to piggy-back off of yesterday's post where I discussed the how and why of muscle tightness. Once there's muscle tightness, what's the best way to relieve it? I think activating all the ...