Under your skin, the all-important muscle fibers that push and pull bones to move you around tear slightly during a workout—a phenomenon called microtrauma. Combined with inflammation ...

Note that levator microtrauma could be identified by ultrasound and that intrapartum epidural administration appeared to decrease the risk of this microtrauma. On the other hand, epidurals ...

In shock wave therapy, a healthcare professional will apply penetrating waves of ultrasound energy to an inflamed area of your body, creating microtrauma in that area. This microtrauma prompts a ...

What’s the connection? Researchers speculate that it has to do with a reduction in blood flow to the testes—also called “microtrauma”—due to tight-fitting shorts, constant jostling ...