Fun Fact - The consistency of the meniscus within the fluid environment of the synovial joint capsule is more like that of a hard boiled egg weight. It is not as rigid and hard as some textbooks may lead you to believe and is more like a sponge.

Health Hack - Cooling the glabrous skin areas (areas of hairless skin including the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, the forehead and the ears) during exercise can improve work volume (1,2,3,4).
Resources:
1. Osteopathic principles applied in mechanics and treatment Robert Johnston
2. The Spinal Engine
3. A study on prostate movement and dosimetric variation because of bladder and rectum volumes changes during the course of image guided radiotherapy in prostate cancer
4. Serolabiomechanics



References:
1. Grahn DA, Dillon JL, Heller HC. Heat loss through the glabrous skin surfaces of heavily insulated, heat-stressed individuals. J Biomech Eng. 2009 Jul;131(7):071005. doi: 10.1115/1.3156812. PMID: 19640130.
2. Grahn, Dennis A.; Cao, Vinh H.; Nguyen, Christopher M.; Liu, Mengyuan T.; Heller, H. Craig Work Volume and Strength Training Responses to Resistive
3. Exercise Improve with Periodic Heat Extraction from the Palm, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: September 2012 - Volume 26 - Issue 9 - p 2558-2569 doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31823f8c1a
4. Heat extraction through the palm of one hand improves aerobic exercise endurance in a hot environment Dennis A. Grahn, Vinh H. Cao, and H. Craig Heller 01 SEP 2005 https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00093.2005