Muscle spasms in hands are common for people with rheumatoid arthritis. Get tips for prevention and easing hand pain.

Split hand syndrome is a potential sign of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This means that some of the muscles in the hand are weak and thin (atrophied), while others are less affected.

For fitness-minded folks, muscle testing can sound pretty intriguing. But it turns out that it has little to do with fitness...or even muscles. On a basic level, muscle testing looks at a muscle and ...

The Peg Restrained Intrinsic Muscle Evaluator (PRIME) enables more-accurate hand strength evaluation than methods that are currently available. (Image courtesy of Rice University.) A senior project ...

Many people think of muscle strength mainly in terms of fitness or physical appearance. However, new research suggests that muscle strength may reveal much more about a person’s health. A large study ...