PURPOSE: Our previous studies demonstrated structural and quantitative age-related changes of the elastic fibers in transversalis fascia, which may play a role in inguinal hernia formation. To verify ...

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Thyroid function tests are blood tests that measure hormone levels to check how well your thyroid is working. The most common tests are thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroxine (T4), which help ...

Last time, we looked at the possibility that fascia functions as a communication pathway connecting the brain and the gut. This time, we will proceed into another world that spreads within that gut.

Head, lower jaw, shoulder blades, ribs, pelvis, knees, and soles of the feet. Gears rotate in the opposite direction to their neighbors. If the right one rotates clockwise, the neighbor rotates ...

Fascia is a system of connective tissue that encases our body parts and binds them together. It surrounds muscles, nerves, tendons and ligaments and gives them shape. Fascia also connects skin to the ...

David Strosberg, MD, is an assistant professor of surgery in Yale-New Haven Hospital's Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division. He is double board-certified in Vascular and General Surgery. The ...

Elizabeth Boskey, PhD, MPH, CHES, is a social worker, adjunct lecturer, and expert writer in the field of sexually transmitted diseases. The testes make sperm and testosterone which are important for ...