Runners often assume that “running builds strong legs,” but a better way to think about this is: “Running requires strong legs.” But, a well-designed strength-training program that ...

Upon return to Earth, astronauts often experience dizziness, nausea, and unsteady feet as ... and bone density. On Earth, gravity pulls blood and other body fluids into the lower part of the ...

Stranded NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been in space for over nine months due to a technical glitch in Boeing Starliner, are all set to return to Earth no sooner than ...

If you spend a long time in space, your muscles and bones will weaken, primarily in the legs and lower back. When the bone strength reduces, there is an increase in the risk of suffering fractures ...

Beyond soft feet, astronauts face a more serious challenge—bone density loss. NASA research indicates that astronauts lose about 1% of their weight-bearing bone density per month in space ...

A tibia/fibula (tib/fib) fracture is a common fracture of the ankle bones. The tibia (shin bone) and fibula (bone on the outside part of your ankle) are located in the lower ... foot and ankle in ...

March Madness brings out the best moments in college basketball. Still, the journey to get there can be challenging. Before anyone rips out the pages of history books or lifts a national ...

A successful rescue operation brought a Canadian backcountry skier to safety after he suffered a serious leg injury on Mount Shasta in California ... who then called 911 Friday night from 10,000 feet, ...