Muscle physiology and its relations to the whole body in health and disease

Abstract

Over the past years, researchers increased awareness of the connection of muscle tissue to the rest of the human body and of the possibilities to tweak the muscles' metabolism in order to gain positive effects on whole body metabolism, energy balance, and immune system. Physiotherapists and doctors aim to find practical exercise guidelines for patients to follow for ideal treatment. To do so, much research is happening to understand the complexity of muscle–body balance. This article reviews the most recent research in this topic that was published by ActaPhysiologica.