So where does working out come into this? Well, exercise can actually reverse this process to enable efficient muscle repair – as long as the system's cellular puzzle pieces remain responsive.

BETHESDA, Md. (July 12, 2005) – Skeletal muscles naturally repair themselves very efficiently after injury. But when they don't, otherwise successful recovery following damage from overuse during ...

At the cellular level, the mechanics of how muscle tissue repair occurs gets complicated. There are significant differences between, say, tearing a muscle in a sports injury versus muscle tissue ...