The rectus abdominis muscle is located in the front of the body, beginning at the pubic bone and ending at the sternum. It is located inside the abdominal region. The muscle is activated while doing ...

The tendon width of the lateral rectus muscle can be a useful indicator of the effect of unilateral lateral rectus recession in intermittent exotropia. 1 The aim of this study was to determine whether ...

Background During antenatal period, many woman experience an increase of inter-rectus muscle distance (IRD) due to a weakening of the linea alba, considering a widening of >2 cm pathological.

Retrospective noncomparative case series to investigate the role of rectus muscle myectomy for the treatment of large-angle strabismus in patients with Graves’ ophthalmopathy. Data from 47 consecutive ...

This is Your Quick Training Tip, a chance to learn how to work smarter in just a few moments so you can get right to your workout. There are lots of muscles that guys tend to overlook in their ...

Background Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) has been defined as an impairment characterised by a midline separation of the 2 rectus abdominis (RA) muscles along the linea alba (LA) aponeurose. This ...

“Diastasis recti” means your belly sticks out because the space between your left and right belly muscles has widened. You might call it a “pooch.” It's very common among pregnant women. About ...

A muscle in the quadriceps, the rectus femoris muscle is attached to the hip and helps to extend or raise the knee. This muscle is also used to flex the thigh. The rectus femoris is the only muscle ...

How to get abs? It all boils down to genetics. And planks. Six-pack abs are often held up as the pinnacle of fitness — if your middle shows those segmented muscles, you must be fit, right? Wrong. What ...

A PT explains what these numbers actually mean, and why quality reps and proper form matter more than chasing high totals ...