Sit-ups can be an effective exercise to strengthen your abdominal muscles. You may feel a burning sensation during your abdominal workout, or soreness a day or two following exercise, known as delayed ...

At one point or another, we’ve all experienced the unexpected, intense pain of a muscle cramp. Muscle cramps, also known as muscle spasms or charley horses, are the involuntary contraction of muscle ...

For athletes across all sports, few experiences are as agonizing as being forced to leave competition with a sudden muscle cramp. These painful, uncontrolled spasms – formally known as ...

If your abs are sore after running, you’re likely working different muscles than you normally do. Other factors could include a strain, hernia, or dehydration.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a generally healthy 60-year-old man. Last week, I had some abdominal cramping, and while I was on the toilet, I noted the abrupt onset of a strange feeling in my chest as well as ...

Potential side effects caused by the popular exercise supplement creatine include weight gain, nausea, diarrhea, muscle ...

YouTuber and physician Rohin Francis, MBBS, searches for an explanation to a common medical problem he suffers from: cramps. The following is a partial transcript of this video; note that errors are ...

Hundreds of passengers fell ill on Royal Caribbean’s “Radiance of the Seas” ship that recently completed a voyage through Alaska. Out of the 2,172 passengers aboard the ship, the 180 passengers who ...

Could a plumber’s work environment be the source of his muscle pain? An unconventional test provides the answer. Mr. L, a 57-year-old plumber with a two-year history of myalgia, presented to our ...