Scientists at the University of Portsmouth have created the first detailed 3D map of how a crucial piece of connective tissue in our bodies responds to the stresses of movement and exercise. This ...

A study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research uses a noninvasive, nonradioactive imaging-based method to measure the structure and function of the Achilles tendon in professional ballet dancers. The ...

Background Structural tendon changes on MRI or ultrasound are associated with symptoms of jumper’s knee, the entity referred to as patellar tendinopathy. Objective To examine if structural changes in ...

Patellar tendinopathy interventions have primarily focused on adult athletes with equivocal success,1 rather than targeting potential prevention strategy(s) during the adolescent growth spurt; a ...

We don’t think twice about using our hands throughout the day for tasks that still thwart sophisticated robots—pouring coffee without spilling when half-awake, folding laundry without ripping delicate ...