YANK

Sept. 17, 2019

Biologists and biomedical engineers are proposing to define a new term, “yank”, for changes in force over time. Their ideas are published in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

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‘Yank’ is a proposed new term for changes in force over time, so that scientists can study muscle behaviour better.
‘Yank’ could be useful in understanding spasticity, a common muscle impairment in multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, stroke and cerebral palsy.
The objective is to quantify something that our muscles and nerves can feel and respond to.

Source : Indian Express

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