Why muscle is an efficient shock absorber

• Main Authors: Bershitsky, Sergey Y., Koubassova, Natalia A., Kopylova, Galina V., Fernandez, Manuel, Narayanan, Theyencheri, Tsaturyan, Andrey K., Ferenczi, Michael Alan
• Other Authors: Csernoch, Laszlo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97373; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19605
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Skeletal muscles power body movement by converting free energy of ATP hydrolysis into mechanical work. During the landing phase of running or jumping some activated skeletal muscles are subjected to stretch. Upon stretch they absorb body energy quickly and effectively thus protecting joints and bone...