A new way to train your muscles without exercising

Despite the clinical evidence underpinning the efficacy of prescribing mechanical loads for combating specific diseases, the lack of simple platforms that generate forces with a stimuli-delivering interface to the tissue effectively seems to stifle the potential of mechanotherapy. In a recent study, a new mechanically active tissue adhesive that generates and delivers mechanical stimulation to the muscle tissue with programmed strength and frequency is proposed. This newly reported device holds a broad application prospect for mechanotherapy.