A Safer Landing for Muscles (IMAGE)

Brown University

A Safer Landing for Muscles

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When a turkey lands after a jump, tendons absorb the initial energy by stretching like coiled springs. Muscles, which prepare in advance for impact, also absorb energy by stretching, but only after the tendons have blunted the shock.

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Thomas Roberts Lab, Brown University

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