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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 Is the Sinew of the Thigh? A Biological View Bones & Muscles
Somatic and Visceral Systems: What Is the Difference?Biology
What Does the Tragus Do? Location, Function, and More Eyes & ENT
What Muscles Attach to the Anterior Superior Iliac Spine?Bones & Muscles
Does a Woman’s Rib Cage Expand With Age?Bones & Muscles
The Crural Diaphragm: Its Anatomy, Function, and Roles Heart & Lungs
Cervical Muscles: Anatomy, Function, and Common Pains Bones & Muscles
Motor End Plate: Anatomy, Function, and Disorders Brain & Nerves
Key Structures and Functions of the Neuromuscular Junction Brain & Nerves
Levator Scapulae: Anatomy, Function, and Injury Patterns Bones & Muscles
What Are Motor Nerves and How Do They Control Movement?Brain & Nerves
Finger Movements: Anatomy, Nerves, and Flexibility Bones & Muscles
What Attaches to Gerdy’s Tubercle?Bones & Muscles
Why Your Spine Is Straight Not Curved and What It Means Bones & Muscles
Where Is Your Shoulder Tip and Why Does It Hurt?Bones & Muscles
How Is the Nervous System Connected to the Muscular System?Biology
What Is the Function of the Golgi Tendon Organ?Bones & Muscles
Why Are My Hips So Wide but I’m Skinny?Bones & Muscles
Is There a Muscle Under Your Breast?Bones & Muscles
What Is the Epimysium and Its Role in Muscle Function?Bones & Muscles
What Tendons Are in the Elbow and What Do They Do?Bones & Muscles
Why Can’t I Move My Pinky Without Moving My Ring Finger?Bones & Muscles
Where Is the Olfactory Cortex? Location and Functions Brain & Nerves
What Attaches to the Anterior Superior Iliac Spine (ASIS)?Bones & Muscles
What Muscles Control the Flow of Urine?Gut & Kidney
Where Is the Distal Fibula and What Does It Do?Bones & Muscles
What Connects Muscle to Muscle: Aponeurosis & Fascia Bones & Muscles
Why Is the Muscular System So Important?Bones & Muscles
What Is Muscle Tone? The Science Behind Muscle Tension Biology
What Muscles and Ligaments Attach to the Acromion?Bones & Muscles