UC Davis Health molecular exercise physiologist Keith Baar specializes in sports medicine. He studies the effects of exercise ...

Readers ask, experts answer on the most pressing health issues. Sabine K. (45): "I like jogging. But why do my tendons hurt when I run?" ...

Connective tissues consist of ligaments, cartilage and tendons. A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where ...

Introduction Ligament and tendon are prone to degeneration through ageing and injury and current therapies are largely ineffective. The identification of a cell population within tendon with stem cell ...

The Academy finds out exactly what the ACL does. There are four main ligaments in the knee - one on either side and two across the middle. Medial collateral ligament (MCL) Lateral collateral ligament ...

Fibromyalgia is a long term (chronic) condition that causes widespread pain in the muscles, tendons and ligaments all over the body. Despite the fact that it is a painful disease, it is not ...

It's the second strongest ligament in the knee and stabilises the joint, connecting the thigh bone (femur) and the leg bone (tibia). Surgery is not always essential when the ACL is ruptured. But in ...

Traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon ACL grafts are not without limitations. A growing body of anatomic, biomechanical and clinical data has demonstrated the utility of ...