The mechanics of agonistic muscles

Fontana, Heiliane de Brito; Han, Seong Won; Sawatsky, Andrew; Herzog, Walter

The mechanics of agonistic muscles

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Date

2018-09-05

Authors

Fontana, Heiliane de Brito

Han, Seong Won

Sawatsky, Andrew

Herzog, Walter

Publisher

Journal of Biomechanics

Abstract

In this study, we tested two assumptions that have been made in experimental studies on muscle mechanics: (i) that the torque-angle properties are similar among agonistic muscles crossing a joint, and (ii) that the sum of the torque capacity of individual muscles adds up to the torque capacity of the agonist group.

Keywords

intramuscular pressure, torque-angle relationship, force-length relationship, muscle

Citation

de Brito Fontana, H., Han, S. -., Sawatsky, A., & Herzog, W. (2018). The mechanics of agonistic muscles. Journal of Biomechanics, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.07.007

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1880/107779
https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43924

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Kinesiology Research & Publications

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