Why the study?
Does warming skeletal muscle to 40 degrees C alter its mechanical failure properties compared to 25 degrees C in a rabbit model?
Population
Rabbit skeletal muscle (tibialis anterior and extensor digitorum longus)
Comparison
Warming muscle to 40 degrees C vs Contralateral leg maintained at 25 degrees C
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Warming may heighten failure risk in this model; leaves open human injury-prevention implications.
Does warming skeletal muscle to 40 degrees C alter its mechanical failure properties compared to 25 degrees C in a rabbit model?
Warming skeletal muscle alters its tensile properties, potentially supporting the theory that warming muscles aids in injury prevention and athletic performance.
Noonan et al. (1993) studied this question.
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