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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?
What Muscles Attach to the Iliac Crest?
What Does Atrophy Mean and Can It Be Reversed?
What Innervates the Trapezius and Why It Matters
Why Do I Have a Short Neck? Causes and Solutions
What Does a Healthy Spine Look Like?
What Are the Suboccipital Muscles and Their Function?
Where Is the Thoracolumbar Spine? Location and Function
How to Palpate Scalenes: Anterior, Middle, and Posterior
How Deep Is Muscle Under the Skin?
What Nerve Innervates the Calf Muscle?
What Is the Pedal Region? Anatomy and Vital Functions
Why Does the Ring Finger Move With the Pinky?
What Is the Neuromuscular System and How Does It Work?
Why Is My Body Uneven? Causes of Asymmetry
What Is the Inner Thigh? Anatomy, Function, and Common Issues
The ASIS of the Pelvis: Location, Function, and Pain
What Nerve Innervates Pectoralis Major?
Why Is the Ring Finger So Weak? An Anatomical Look
What Is the Sinew of the Thigh? A Biological View
What Muscles Attach to the Anterior Superior Iliac Spine?
Does a Woman’s Rib Cage Expand With Age?
Cervical Muscles: Anatomy, Function, and Common Pains
Levator Scapulae: Anatomy, Function, and Injury Patterns
Finger Movements: Anatomy, Nerves, and Flexibility
What Attaches to Gerdy’s Tubercle?
Why Your Spine Is Straight Not Curved and What It Means
Where Is Your Shoulder Tip and Why Does It Hurt?
What Is the Function of the Golgi Tendon Organ?
Why Are My Hips So Wide but I’m Skinny?