Katrina Carter, DPT, FNS, is a licensed travel physical therapist. She specializes in orthopedics and has a passion for providing education on nutrition for healing and overall health and wellness.

Life expectancy for muscular dystrophy depends on the type and severity of the disease. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common form and has a life expectancy of around the teens to early 20s.

1 Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Fujian Children’s Hospital (Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children’s Medical Center), College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian ...

Distance-running plans are chock-full of workouts that improve metrics like VO2 max and lactate threshold to help you run faster for longer. But coach Scott Johnston looks beyond these traditional ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Massage is described as an effective complementary therapy for relieving muscle tension and pain. The aim of this study was to verify the benefits of quick massage on muscle ...

When you hear the word massage, the image that comes to mind is most likely that of gentle squeezing and pure relaxation. What you picture is probably a Swedish massage. The Swedish massage is one of ...

In sexual massage, massage techniques are used in order to arouse or achieve orgasm. It can be part of sexual activity between partners, but it can also be part of sex work, both legal and illegal. In ...

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cNeuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA dDubowitz Neuromuscular Centre ...

Buying a massage chair is akin to buying clothing — to work for you, it must fit your body and your needs. When you find the right one, the result can make sitting down feel like a trip to the ...

Muscular endurance is a muscle's ability to complete multiple repetitions ("reps") of a movement against resistance for an extended period. Muscular endurance improves athletic performance and the ...