Chronic lower-limb edema (CLE) -- the permanent accumulation of fluid in the leg -- often occurs in elderly people. The condition leads to various physical and mental problems, including difficulty in ...

Older adults can maintain the muscle pump action needed to prevent or alleviate edema. Older adults appear to be no less able than younger adults to maintain the muscle action they need to help ...

As I’m typing these words, I don’t think about the synchronized muscle contractions that allow my fingers to dance across the keyboard. Or the back muscles that unconsciously tighten to hold myself ...

Pumping iron has some surprising health benefits. A study, recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that resistance training — such as weight training — strengthens muscles ...