Medscape

Tofacitinib Combats Muscle Wasting in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Treating rheumatoid arthritis with tofacitinib for 6 months is linked to an increase in lower limb muscle volume, especially ...
FiercePharma

U.S. FDA Approves BOTOX® (onabotulinumtoxinA) for the Treatment of Lower Limb Spasticity in Adults

DUBLIN, Jan. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergan plc (AGN), a leading global pharmaceutical company today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BOTOX® ...
BMJ

LOWER EXTREMITY MUSCLE ONSET TIMES DURING THE TRANSITION FROM DOUBLE-LEG STANCE TO SINGLE-LEG STANCE IN ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTED ...

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 ...
CNN

How to lower or eliminate your risk of knee arthritis, according to a new study

Chances are you know someone who has had a total knee replacement. The surgery is fairly common, with about 790,000 of these procedures done annually in the United States. Those most at risk of ...
BMJ

No sign of weakness: a systematic review and meta-analysis of hip and calf muscle strength after anterior cruciate ligament injury

Objective We aimed to determine hip and lower-leg muscle strength in people after ACL injury compared with an uninjured control group (between people) and the uninjured contralateral limb (between ...
Health.com

11 Leg Exercises to Strengthen, Tone, and Build Muscle

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. The muscles in your lower ...