There’s also the body’s need for comfort. According to Athiviraham, “cold temperatures can also cause muscles and connective ...

A Dan Cobian, research scientist with Badger Athletic Performance and a faculty member in the physical therapy program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Joints don’t bend both ways because there ...

Researchers have figured out how psoriasis can quietly turn into joint disease for some patients. Immune cells formed in inflamed skin can travel through the blood and reach the joints, where they ...

What do we have in common with fish, besides being vertebrates? The types of joints we (and most vertebrates) share most likely originated from the same common ancestor. But it’s not a feature that we ...

A bit of relief, or maybe just a force of habit: We’re separating fact from fiction about what happens when you crack your knuckles and other joints. * It all has to do with the “synovial fluid” in ...

This handout photo released by the University of Maryland School of Medicine on January 10, 2022 shows surgeons performing a transplant of a heart from a genetically ...

Consider the marvelous physics of the human knee. The largest hinge joint in the body, it has two rounded bones held together ...

The efficient architecture of our joints, which allows our skeletons to be flexible and sturdy, originated among our most ancient jawed fish ancestors, according to a new study. The efficient ...

We updated this article in May 2023 to add more information about each featured product, based on extensive research done by our team. Anyone who’s experienced joint pain in their life knows how ...