This post was excerpted and adapted from Build Your Running Body: A Total-Body Fitness Plan for All Distance Runners, from Milers to Ultramarathoners, copyright Pete Magill, Thomas Schwartz, and ...

Cartilage, bones and the internal walls of blood vessels can be created by using common connective tissue cells from human skin. Researchers in reconstructive plastic surgery have successfully ...

What Is Connective Tissue Disease? Connective tissue disease is a group of disorders involving the protein-rich tissue that supports your organs and other parts of your body. Examples of connective ...

Muscle strength is only part of the equation—learn why supporting your tendons and ligaments is essential for long-term health. h_15691691A physical therapy student demonstrates a standing heel ...

Tendon–bone junctions (TBJs) are frequently injured, especially in athletic settings. Healing of TBJ injuries is slow and is often repaired with scar tissue formation that compromises normal function.

The extracellular matrix (ECM), provides physical support to tissues by occupying the intercellular space, acting not only as benign native scaffolding for arranging cells within connective tissues, ...