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Rachel Hartley

A licensed massage therapist for 12 years, Rachel Hartley, LMT, BCTMB, runs a sports massage practice in West Lafayette, Indiana, working primarily with distance runners and weightlifters. She writes for Biology Insights on musculoskeletal anatomy and soft-tissue recovery.

What Does Water Do to Your Muscles?Bones & Muscles
Where Is the Sciatic Nerve? Its Full Path Explained Brain & Nerves
What Muscles Attach to the Iliac Crest?Bones & Muscles
What Does Atrophy Mean and Can It Be Reversed?Bones & Muscles
Lower Extremity Innervation: Nerves of the Legs and Feet Brain & Nerves
What Innervates the Trapezius and Why It Matters Bones & Muscles
Orbicularis Oculi Muscle: Location, Function, and Issues Skin & Hair
Why Do I Have a Short Neck? Causes and Solutions Bones & Muscles
What Does a Healthy Spine Look Like?Bones & Muscles
What Are Skin Folds and Why Do They Matter?Skin & Hair
How Long Are Your Nerves Stretched Out?Brain & Nerves
What Are the Suboccipital Muscles and Their Function?Bones & Muscles
Arrector Pili Muscle: Anatomy, Role, and Research Insights Skin & Hair
What Is Innervation and Why Is It Important?Brain & Nerves
Where Is the Thoracolumbar Spine? Location and Function Bones & Muscles
How to Palpate Scalenes: Anterior, Middle, and Posterior Bones & Muscles
How Deep Is Muscle Under the Skin?Bones & Muscles
How Fast Does Scar Tissue Form?Skin & Hair
Panniculus Adiposus: Anatomy, Functions & Health Risks Skin & Hair
What Nerve Innervates the Calf Muscle?Bones & Muscles
What Is the Pedal Region? Anatomy and Vital Functions Bones & Muscles
Why Does the Ring Finger Move With the Pinky?Bones & Muscles
What Is Fibrotic Tissue and How Does It Affect the Body?Biology
What Is the Neuromuscular System and How Does It Work?Bones & Muscles
Why Is My Body Uneven? Causes of Asymmetry Bones & Muscles
What Is the Inner Thigh? Anatomy, Function, and Common Issues Bones & Muscles
The ASIS of the Pelvis: Location, Function, and Pain Bones & Muscles
What Nerve Innervates Pectoralis Major?Bones & Muscles
Myogenic Meaning in Biology and the Body Biology
Why Is the Ring Finger So Weak? An Anatomical Look Bones & Muscles