One of the first symptoms of LGMD is typically a weakening of the muscles in the hip and shoulder girdles. The hip girdle is a ring-like bone structure in the pelvic area, consisting of the pelvis, ...

Muscular sarcoidosis is a rare disease characterised by non-caseating granulomas in muscle tissue. We report a woman in her late 70s with progressive lower-limb weakness, in whom ultrasonography ...

To date, muscle function, and in particular that of the lower extremity, in OI type IV has not been investigated systematically. This study now assesses upper and lower extremity muscle function ...

Background Deficits in neuromuscular control are believed to increase re-injury risk after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Previous studies mainly focused on muscles at the operated ...

A waddling gait happens because of weakness in your hip girdle and upper thigh muscles. To make up for the weakness, you sway from side to side and your hip drops with each step. It’s also called ...

The greatest reduction in skeletal muscle mass was in the lower extremities, a new report shows. Low skeletal muscle mass may be an early manifestation of fabry disease (FD), according to a new report ...

“Pediatric lower limb spasticity inhibits normal muscular movement and function and can result in delayed or impaired motor development, as well as difficulty with posture and positioning,” said Mark ...

1 Department of Physical Education, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea (Republic of) 2 Frontier Research Institute of Convergence Sports Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea (Republic of) ...

Extremity reconstruction surgery can be life-changing for people whose hands, arms or legs have been affected by cancer, an infection, a traumatic injury, congenital (birth) defect, or other ...