In years past, muscle injuries in the abdominal area were known by names such as ribcage strains, oblique strains, side strains, abdominal strains, or intercostal strains; with so many muscles ...

An abdominal muscle strain is an injury that happens when muscles in your stomach area stretch too much or tear. You might also hear it called a pulled stomach muscle. Anyone can strain a stomach ...

• Curl up. Place both hands under your lower back, providing some support. With them in place, raise the elbows off the floor and simultaneously lift your head and shoulders straight toward the ...

They are the abdominal muscles that give shape to the waist. The internal oblique is a deep muscle close to the spine that lies underneath the external oblique, while the external oblique is a ...

Causes Abdominal muscle strains can be caused by muscle overuse, injury, or poor conditioning. Among athletes, pulled abs are a common sports injury in baseball, hockey, and soccer.

Background: Posterior abdominal wall deficiency (PAWD) is a tear in the external oblique aponeurosis or the conjoint tendon causing a posterior wall defect at the medial end of the inguinal canal. It ...

Muscles of the anterolateral abdominal wall comprise three thin broad aponeurotic layers, namely the external oblique, the internal oblique, and the transverse muscles. 1,2 On either side of the ...

Conclusions: Individuals with CLBP and PR manifested altered activation patterns during the hollowing maneuver compared to healthy controls and that altering cervical and upper extremity position ...

Reporting from Phoenix — Ivan DeJesus strained his left oblique abdominal muscle, harming the infielder’s chances of being on the Dodgers’ opening-day roster as a key bench player. “It’s ...

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics say guard Marcus Smart will be sidelined 4 to 6 weeks after being diagnosed with a partial tear to his left oblique abdominal muscle. The injury was revealed in ...