Explained: What is yank? | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: What is yank? | Explained News, The Indian Express

By Explained Desk |Updated: September 17, 2019 8:59:59 am

Explained: What is yank?

Proposed new term for changes in force over time, so that scientists can study muscle behaviour better

“Yank” could be useful in understanding spasticity, a common muscle impairment in multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, stroke and cerebral palsy.

Students of physics define acceleration as the rate of change of velocity (or speed) with respect to time. Expressed mathematically, acceleration is the time derivative of speed or velocity.