Causes of scalp itching, also known as pruritis, include allergies to wool hats or feather pillows, sensitivity to shampoos or styling products, the use of heated rollers or hair dryers, and dehydration either of the scalp itself or of the body....
Superficial skeletal muscles are the layer of muscles just under the skin. These are the muscles that become most defined with exercise, and they are easy to locate and palpate. Deeper muscles are smaller and harder to find by palpation. They...
Training the muscles of the upper neck improves posture and increases protection of the neck and spine. This is of utmost importance for contact-sport athletes, such as football players and mixed martial artists. Several muscles make up the neck,...
Ringworm (tinea) infections are caused by a fungus, not a worm as the name implies. Tinea infections are highly contagious and often affect children who attend school or daycare, where infection can spread quickly from one child to the next. Pets...
Newborn babies normally lose all of their hair within a few months of birth. Most of the time, new hair appears within a few months--with one exception. Since the advent of the "Back to Sleep" campaign, which advocates back sleeping for infants to...
Your two longus colli muscles are located deep in the anterior -- or front -- part of your neck, on both sides of your spine. They attach to the lower cervical and upper thoracic vertebra. There are many functions that these muscles perform, like...
The human body moves voluntarily and involuntarily via our muscular system. Muscles contract and shorten in response to nerve stimuli as they counter gravitational forces and maintain posture and balance. There are over 600 muscles in our body,...
Rashes are common infant maladies that manifest in nearly 95 percent of neonates. Most skin conditions are relatively benign and can easily be prevented by things such as proper hygiene, vaccinations and vigilant elimination of allergins, while...
