The human leg adjusts stiffness during hopping, revealing a surprising muscle behavior
When you hop, run or jump, your legs behave like springs, absorbing and returning energy with each step. But what happens to ...
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How do our legs adapt to fast movements?
Human movements like hopping and running can be explained using a spring-mass model. In this model, the leg works like a ...
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Ultrasonographic tissue characterisation of human Achilles tendons: quantification of tendon structure through a novel non-invasive approach
1 Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus university Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Equine Sciences, Utrecht university, Utrecht, The Netherlands Objective To assess whether ...
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The hidden spring in your step
Researchers reveal the way our legs adapt to fast movements. When people hop at high speeds, key muscle fibers in the calf shorten rather than lengthen as forces increase, which they call 'negative ...
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Negative stiffness in calf muscles enhances high-speed hopping
Researchers at the University of Tokyo reveal the way our legs adapt to fast movements. When people hop at high speeds, key ...
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University of Florida lab explores tendon models to better understand maintenance
“Right. Tendons are mechanically resilient tissues that connect our muscle to our bone. Anytime we overload our tendons, we ...