title: Impact forces and muscle tuning: a new paradigm.
abstract: Impact forces and muscle tuning: a new paradigm. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev., Vol. 29, No. 1, pp 37-41, 2001. We propose that repetitive impact forces during physical activities are not important from an injury perspective but are the reason for changes in myoelectric activity (muscle tuning) to minimize soft tissue vibrations. Changes in myoelectric activity (intensity, frequency, timing), comfort, and performance provide supporting evidence for this new paradigm.
authors.affiliation: Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Nigg
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wakeling
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004576:Electromyography; D004594:Electrophysiology; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*; D016474:Weight-Bearing