Structural and neural determinants of stress and strain in human muscle

这个项目旨在加深我们对收缩人体肌肉所经历的生物力学压力和应变的了解。使用创新的成像技术，如显微内窥镜和超声波剪切成像，我们希望能就导致人类肌肉高应力区域的结构和神经因素产生新的重要证据。该项目的成果不仅包括对多尺度水平上的肌肉设计的新理解，还包括对肌肉功能和适应的新理解。这应该会在更好地预测肌肉损伤和开出安全运动处方方面提供显著的好处，这些知识将使生物力学工程师和运动和运动专业人员受益。

This project aims to further our understanding of the biomechanical stress and strains experienced by contracting human muscles. Using innovative imaging techniques such as microendoscopy and supersonic shear imaging, we expect to generate new significant evidence on the structural and neural factors that lead to areas of high stress in human muscles. Outcomes of this project include not only a new understanding of muscle design on multi-scale level, but also of muscle function and adaptation. This should provide significant benefits in better predicting muscle injury and prescribing safe exercise, knowledge that would benefit biomechanical engineers and sport and exercise professionals.