{"673496":{"#nid":"673496","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"NSF-Funded Research Examines how Muscles Function During Sudden Motion","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe way muscles work changes when a person goes from slow, even movements to rapid, unsteady movements. Anyone who\u2019s pulled a muscle after a sudden motion knows that.\u0026nbsp;What we don\u2019t know is exactly how muscle function changes when dynamic movement is introduced. A new NSF-funded project co-led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/simon-sponberg\u0022\u003ESimon Sponberg\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family Associate Professor in the School of Physics and School of Biological Sciences, will examine dynamic muscle function of humans and animals with the goal of creating improved physical therapy and rehabilitation programs and mobility assistance devices. That translates to more humans who can move with less pain.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe way muscles work changes when a person goes from slow, even movements to rapid, unsteady movements. Anyone who\u2019s pulled a muscle after a sudden motion knows that.\u0026nbsp;What we don\u2019t know is exactly how muscle function changes when dynamic movement is introduced. A new NSF-funded project co-led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/simon-sponberg\u0022\u003ESimon Sponberg\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family Associate Professor in the School of Physics and School of Biological Sciences, will examine dynamic muscle function of humans and animals with the goal of creating improved physical therapy and rehabilitation programs and mobility assistance devices. That translates to more humans who can move with less pain.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2024-03-12 19:09:06","changed_gmt":"2024-03-12 19:09:06","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Northern Arizona University","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/news.nau.edu\/muscle-function-research\/","dateline":{"date":"2024-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"175964","name":"muscle contraction"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}