Become one with the force: optimising mechanotherapy through an understanding of mechanobiology
Year: 2017
Type: editorial
Abstract: The musculoskeletal system generates, absorbs and transmits force, enabling functional movement.Given this mechanical role, it follows that musculoskeletal tissues adapt to mechanical demands.Mechanical forces direct musculoskeletal cellular activities, altering tissue mass, structure and/or quality (figure 1). 1 The net result is altered tissue-level stresses and strains to applied loads and, subsequently, altered injury risk.
Authors: Stuart J Warden, William R Thompson
Institution: Indiana University Indianapolis
Language: English
Subfield: Cell Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2637913869