Dynamics of muscle stretching by passive lengthening (IMAGE)

Waseda University

Dynamics of muscle stretching by passive lengthening

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Researchers from Waseda University explored the three-dimensional dynamics of muscle fascicles during stretching and found that passive gearing is beneficial for diminishing fascicle elongation for a given muscle belly.

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Dr. Yasuo Kawakami from Waseda University

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