December started on a high note with the SIMBA study team setting up an electronic jump plate at the THRU-ZIM site. The SIMBA study will investigate the impact of tuberculosis on patients' muscle mass and function, with the goal of providing new insights into how muscle is affected by TB and to what extent patients truly recover their strength during TB treatment.
One aspect of this study, called 'Jump plate mechanography,' will involve measuring participants' ability to launch themselves off the ground and then land again on a high-tech jump plate. The force and power used by the participant to perform the jump can then be calculated. The team hopes to use this technique to provide novel insights into the functional impact caused by disease states such as TB, which may not be detected by less sensitive methods previously employed. Jump plate mechanography will form part of the training provided during the recently advertised “Musculoskeletal radiography and assessment week” occurring at THRU-ZIM from the 24th to 28th February 2025.
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