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  1. Muscle strains - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic

    Minor strains may only overstretch a muscle or tendon, while more severe injuries may involve partial or complete tears in these tissues.

  2. Muscle pain Causes - Mayo Clinic

    Almost everyone has sore, aching muscles now and then. Muscle pain can involve a small area or your whole body. The pain may range from mild to severe and ...

  3. Isometric exercises: Good for strength training? - Mayo Clinic

    Isometric exercises are tightening (contractions) of a specific muscle or group of muscles. During isometric exercises, the muscle doesn't noticeably change ...

  4. Slowing or reversing muscle loss - Mayo Clinic

    After that point, a gradual deterioration begins. The progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass that accompanies aging (sarcopenia) and disease (cachexia) can ...

  5. Dystonia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Cervical dystonia sometimes causes pain. Eyelids. When muscles controlling eye blinks are involved, it's called blepharospasm. Rapid blinking or muscle spasms ...

  6. Muscular dystrophy - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Diagnosis · Enzyme tests. Damaged muscles release enzymes, such as creatine kinase (CK), into your blood. · Genetic testing. · Muscle biopsy. · Heart-monitoring ...

  7. TUESDAY Q & A: Discussing concerns with physician about muscle weakness

    ANSWER: Diagnosing the cause of muscle weakness that develops over time can be challenging. Gradual loss of strength can contribute to many health problems, ...

  8. Walking: Trim your waistline, improve your health - Mayo Clinic

    Improve cardiovascular fitness; Strengthen your bones and muscles; Improve muscle endurance; Increase energy levels; Improve your mood, cognition, memory and ...

  9. Study Finds Gender Differences in Health Muscles, Bones - Mayo Clinic News Network

    But little work has investigated how muscle tissue affects the inner and outer layers of bone microstructure. A Mayo Clinic study looked at skeletal muscle mass ...

  10. Weight training: Do's and don'ts of proper technique - Mayo Clinic

    Avoid exercising the same muscles two days in a row. You might work all of your major muscle groups at a single session two or three times a week, or plan daily ...