We modeled how early human ancestors ran—and found they were surprisingly slow
Imagine the scene, around 3 million years ago in what is now east Africa. By the side of a river, an injured antelope keels ...
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Why the Achilles tendon is the secret to running prowess
The Achilles tendon, which connects the calf muscles to ... analyzed the running prowess of one of the most famous ancestral human skeletons ever found. “Lucy” was discovered in Ethiopia ...
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Ultrasonographic tissue characterisation of human Achilles tendons: quantification of tendon structure through a novel non-invasive approach
1 Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus university Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Equine Sciences, Utrecht university, Utrecht, The Netherlands Objective To assess whether ...
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Lucy’s Achilles Heel: Why our ancient ancestor couldn't keep up
As reported by Infobae, the researchers employed musculoskeletal modeling techniques to reconstruct Lucy's skeletal and muscular anatomy ... Lucy with human-like Achilles tendon and calf muscles ...
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Early human ancestor 'Lucy' was a bad runner, and this one tendon could explain why
But modeling her running ability has provided new insights into the evolution of human anatomy key to running ... have been a differently shaped Achilles tendon and triceps surae, a group of ...
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Eccentric training in patients with chronic Achilles tendinosis: normalised tendon structure and decreased thickness at follow up
Objective: To prospectively investigate tendon thickness and tendon structure by ultrasonography in patients treated with eccentric calf muscle training for painful chronic Achilles tendinosis located ...
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Tiger Woods says he ruptured his Achilles tendon, an injury that will keep him out of the Masters
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods had a less invasive surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon on Tuesday, which will keep him out of the Masters and leaves in question whether he can ...