Those stiff, painful spots can take up to two weeks to go away on their own. Sophie Walster/iStock via Getty Images Plus August 4, 2022 What are muscle knots? An exercise physiologist explains what those tight little lumps are and how to get rid of them Zachary Gillen, Mississippi State University Researchers are still trying to figure out exactly what happens within muscle to create knots, also known as myofascial trigger points. But they do know some ways you can avoid or alleviate them.
The advice we give to astronauts can be helpful to people working from home. NASA Johnson/flickr June 19, 2020 Back pain: four ways to fix bad lockdown posture – by copying astronauts Andrew Winnard, Northumbria University, Newcastle and Nick Caplan, Northumbria University, Newcastle Poor desk posture is pretty similar to the posture astronauts naturally adopt during spaceflight.
Shutterstock January 3, 2019 Gym membership: how to get the most out of it, according to a sports scientist Neil Gibson, Heriot-Watt University Where to start amid all the equipment, classes and lycra.