The impact of the muscle spindles in the masticatory performance remains elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the impact of local anesthesia in the jaw-closing muscles on masticatory ...

During exercise, the repetition and/or maintenance of muscle contractions results in a transient reduction in the muscle’s ability to produce force or power 1. This transient decline, which refers to ...

A new study shows that the body's muscles sense mechanical pressure. This new discovery has important implications for movement neuroscience and may improve the design of training and rehabilitation ...

Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that controls movement. Problems with these muscles can be minor, life-threatening, or ongoing problems that make it hard to perform basic daily activities.

A new study from Umeå University, Sweden, shows that the body's muscles sense mechanical pressure. This new discovery has important implications for movement neuroscience and may improve the design of ...