骨格筋を研究する意味とは？

ある論文の中で、骨格筋研究の方向性について述べられていました。

「This field of study is no longer confined to muscle physiology and sport sciences but is becoming central in clinical medicine and is likely to expand in the near future, since muscle activity has a benefical effect in the prevention of many chronic disease, and a better understanding of the mechanism of activity -dependent muscle changes may help to identify potential therapeutic targets」

（Stefan Schiaffino et al., Physiology. 22:269-278,2007）