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Find out about which types of exercise are best to burn fat and help you lose weight. To reduce tota
Warming up before exercise and cooling down and stretching after it are important parts of an exerci
Patellofemoral pain syndrome is one of the most common disorders of the knee. Find out about the sym
Stretching exercises encourage lengthening of your muscles and their associated tendons, and oppose
Challenging your muscles with strength training exercises 2 or 3 times each week can improve the str
Achilles tendinitis is inflammation of the Achilles tendon. It can be caused by overly tight calf mu
Ankle sprain is damage to the ankle ligaments caused by a single sudden incident. A serious sprain m
Athlete's foot is a fungal skin infection that is also known as tinea pedis. It commonly causes skin
Calf strain or tear is caused by overstretching or tearing of either of the 2 calf muscles. It usual
Corked thigh is caused by bleeding into the thigh muscle - usually caused by a direct blow to the th
A hamstring strain or tear involves over-stretching or tearing one or more of the 3 hamstring muscle
ITB friction syndrome is inflammation of the iliotibial band, the strong band of thick tissue that r
Leg cramps, which usually affect the calf muscles, can be excruciatingly painful. Find out about the
Rotator cuff injury is usually a strain or tear of the rotator cuff - the group of muscles and tendo
Sciatica is characterised by pain deep in the buttock often radiating down the back of the leg. One
Shin pain or shin splints encompasses a few specific conditions causing pain down the shin or along
Starting physical exercise later in life improves quality of life, but does not reduce risk of heart
Playing on for concussed athletes means they will delay recovery time by an average of 5 days.
The beneficial effects on survival of increasing steps to 10,000 per days are as significant as thos
Apple watch saves man's life, alerting him to high resting heart rate which turned out to be a sympt
Regularly lifting weights can reverse low bone mineral density in middle-aged men.
Regular wearing of high heels, such as stilettos, significantly affects ankle strength, study shows.
