So if I'm understanding this correctly, the fidelity of a type 2 muscle cell is to produce high tension/low duration. The efficiency of the muscle cell is it's composition of muscle fibrils in relation to the integral of the force generation needed for a task. The next system level would be a muscle body with a fidelity to produce or support movement at a joint with the efficiency characterized by having sufficient motor units of type 1 or 2 to support the given task
Yes, it sounds like you have it! It’s taken me a while to get there - so you’re significantly further ahead than me! If you’re interested I can share a draft of the book we’re writing - “Clinical Physiology: A muscle centered approach” This conversation is to get me thinking correctly for the second draft of the “Introduction” and “Fundamentals” chapters. Our goal is to re think how physiology is taught for a clinician given what we see as a clear Unifying Systems framework; and it’s clear unifying role for the clinician’s reasoning.
So if I'm understanding this correctly, the fidelity of a type 2 muscle cell is to produce high tension/low duration. The efficiency of the muscle cell is it's composition of muscle fibrils in relation to the integral of the force generation needed for a task. The next system level would be a muscle body with a fidelity to produce or support movement at a joint with the efficiency characterized by having sufficient motor units of type 1 or 2 to support the given task
Yes, it sounds like you have it! It’s taken me a while to get there - so you’re significantly further ahead than me! If you’re interested I can share a draft of the book we’re writing - “Clinical Physiology: A muscle centered approach” This conversation is to get me thinking correctly for the second draft of the “Introduction” and “Fundamentals” chapters. Our goal is to re think how physiology is taught for a clinician given what we see as a clear Unifying Systems framework; and it’s clear unifying role for the clinician’s reasoning.