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Here’s how to work muscle knots, according to an exercise physiologist

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Here’s how to work muscle knots, according to an exercise physiologist

Imagine that you have just completed a tough upper body workout. Your muscles are a bit tired, but overall you can get through the rest of your day just fine. The next morning you wake up and find that the back of your shoulder blade is stiff. When you rub your shoulder muscles, you feel … Read more

The disturbing reason a man’s voice mysteriously went hoarse for a year

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The disturbing reason a man’s voice mysteriously went hoarse for a year

Over the course of a year, a man’s voice became progressively hoarser and his speech became shrill and grating, but he didn’t know why. On examining the man, doctors discovered the reason: fungi were growing in his throat. According to the report of the man’s case, published Thursday August 4 in the newspaper JAMA Otorhinolaryngology–Head … Read more