Your pectoralis major is a large and powerful chest muscle that’s shaped like a fan. It starts from two sections: your breastbone (sternum) and your collarbone (clavicle). The two sections come ...

Extremity reconstruction surgery can be life-changing for people whose hands, arms or legs have been affected by cancer, an infection, a traumatic injury, congenital (birth) defect, or other ...

A review of instruments used to assess upper-limb function in patients with neuromuscular diseases found that more tools are needed to address specific diseases. In most neuromuscular diseases (NMDs), ...

August 28, 2009 — The benefits of exercises to strengthen muscles in the upper arms, shoulders, and chest of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) extend beyond the upper ...

Correspondence to Dr Hideyuki Koga, Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, ...

The most advanced new surgical procedure, AMI, addresses proprioception. This refers to the ability to sense position and movement. In an intact human arm or leg, muscles work in pairs. When a bicep ...