The amazing benefits of biologic springs like the Achilles tendon

This is one of my favourite narrative expert reviews that discusses the benefits of human biologic springs like the Achilles tendon. These benefits can be summarised as follows: Metabolic energy conservation Amplification of muscle power output Attenuation of muscle power input Some really interesting mechanisms and insights for rehabilitation . I hope you enjoy! Here is the link to the study: Roberts, T.J. and Azizi, E., 2011. Flexible mechanisms: the diverse roles of biological springs in vertebrate movement. Journal of experimental biology , 214 (3), pp.353-361.

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The amazing benefits of biologic springs like the Achilles tendon is an episode from Talking Tendons by Auscast Network.

This episode is 12:47 long.

This episode was published on Apr 20, 2022.

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