Objective To determine how distinct combinations of resistance training prescription (RTx) variables (load, sets and frequency) affect muscle strength and hypertrophy. Data sources MEDLINE, Embase, ...

Upregulation of PGC-1α in the mouse heart during exercise training maintains mitochondrial homeostasis and promotes physiological hypertrophy by suppressing the stress-induced production of GDF15 in ...

Background A 64-year-old male was observed as an outpatient with atypical, non-exercise-induced chest pain and palpitations. He had arterial hypertension and marked concentric left ventricular ...

What Is Degenerative Disk Disease? Degenerative disk disease is when normal changes that take place in the disks of your spine cause pain. Despite its name, this condition isn't actually a disease.

Background and Hypothesis: Aortic stenosis (AS) causes afterload stress and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), treatable by aortic valve replacement (AVR) restoring ejection fraction (EF) and ...

Let me guess: you’re probably reading these words with rounded shoulders, hunched over and that all too familiar feeling of discomfort just above your hips. If you’re used to peering down (whether at ...

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