The classical view of muscles as independent motors has been challenged over the past
decades. An alternative view has emerged in which muscles are not isolated but embedded …

Muscle contraction is a three-dimensional process, as anyone who has observed a bulging
muscle knows. Recent studies suggest that the three-dimensional nature of muscle …

In skeletal muscle, interactions between contractile and connective tissue elements at
multiple scales result in emergent properties that determine mechanical performance. One …

Both the Hill and the Huxley muscle models had already been described by the time the
International Society of Biomechanics was founded 50 years ago, but had seen little use …

Determining the internal dynamics of the human spine's biological structure is one essential
step that allows enhanced understanding of spinal degeneration processes. The …

By following the common definition of forward-dynamics simulations, ie predicting movement
based on (neural) muscle activity, this work describes, for the first time, a forward-dynamics …

The collagenous extracellular matrix (ECM) of skeletal muscle functions to transmit force,
protect sensitive structures, and generate passive tension to resist stretch. The mechanical …

Human movement is generated by a dynamic interplay between the nervous system, the
biomechanical structures, and the environment. To investigate this interaction, we propose a …

Fluid fills intracellular, extracellular, and capillary spaces within muscle. During normal
physiological activity, intramuscular fluid pressures develop as muscle exerts a portion of its …

In the past 20 yr, force transmission via connective tissue linkages at the muscle belly
surface, called epimuscular myofascial force transmission, has been studied extensively. In …