Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD Key Takeaways Weakness in the legs can be a sign of serious health issues like ...

Discover how weak legs can be an early indicator of dementia. Learn effective exercises and tips to strengthen leg muscles ...

Objective We aimed to determine hip and lower-leg muscle strength in people after ACL injury compared with an uninjured control group (between people) and the uninjured contralateral limb (between ...

According to Dr. Naik, leg inactivity leads to sarcopenia — an age-related loss of muscle mass that sends ripple effects throughout the nervous system. Active muscles release key neurochemicals such ...

Early signs of dementia may not always manifest as memory loss but can appear as subtle changes in leg health and walking. Weak leg muscles, reduced walking speed, and altered gait can signal ...

A Harvard and Stanford-trained doctor emphasizes that leg strength, rather than BMI or body weight, could be a key predictor of lifespan.

Loss of muscle mass, also called muscle wasting or atrophy, can happen gradually as part of getting older or more suddenly ...

June Furlan was alarmed when a mystery weakness started taking over her body, so her personal trainer suggested doing “dead bugs” to strengthen her core. She was already an avid gym goer, doing cardio ...

A 30-year-old African-American woman presented to the emergency department for medical assessment after becoming too weak to walk. She reported proximal muscle aches in both arms and legs, a skin rash ...

Leg weakness is not a typical sinus infection symptom. However, people may experience general fatigue or weakness. Leg weakness with a sinus infection may also be a sign of another underlying ...

A viral Instagram video has sparked a fitness feud after one trainer hit back, calling another’s advice “a dangerous message.