Muscle Synergy Flashcards
What is synergy?
The term “synergy” literally “working together,”. Muscle synergy is the coordinated recruitment of a group of muscles with specific activation balances or activation waveforms.
Kinetic linking corresponds to …
the order in which muscles activate and work together to allow the body to move.
What is kinetic linking?
Kinetic linking is about optimizing performance. The goal is to have the body move in the correct pattern to offer a biomechanical advantage.
What happens when a muscle is stretched or lengthened too much?
Force production of that muscle will be diminished to the point where minimal or no force production is possible.
What does the term “shut down” mean?
The term shut down is often used to denote muscles that contract minimally or not at all.
