Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP140100260

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP140100260

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The role of muscle and tendon mechanics in human muscle damage. This project aims to examine what sort of forceful stretch is required to cause exercise induced muscle damage (EIMD) in humans and how muscles adapt to limit future damage. Specifically, the project aims to examine how the elastic properties of tendons might reduce muscle damage by buffering stretch in muscle fibres. Using cutting-edge ultrasound imaging technology, human muscle strain in different regions of muscle will be examined to quantify the temporal relationship between muscle power absorption and EIMD. The importance of muscle and tendon mechanical properties in buffering the muscle from potential damage will be gauged. This could be a critical mechanism for preventing EIMD in exercising humans.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 21-01-2015

End Date: 31-03-2020

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $235,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Animal Physiology - Systems | Biomechanics | Human Movement and Sports Science |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Skeletal System and Disorders (incl. Arthritis) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences

Other Keywords

Animal Physiology - Systems | Biomechanics | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences | Human Movement and Sports Science | Skeletal System and Disorders (incl. Arthritis)

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