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Effect of static stretching duration on modulation of H‐reflex and tendon‐reflex excitability of the soleus muscle in young men [PDF]
Physiological ReportsStretching‐induced impairments of muscle performance are attributed to neural adaptations and mechanical changes. Inhibition of muscle spindle sensitivity appears to have long‐lasting effects after stretching.
Akira Saito, Takamasa Mizuno
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Excitation-inhibition imbalance in the motor control network: a key factor in post-stroke spasticity [PDF]
Frontiers in Human NeuroscienceSpasticity is a recognized motor dysfunction that frequently arises following a stroke and significantly impacts the quality of life of affected patients.
Shanshan Zeng +11 more
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Stretch‐induced blood pressure moderation: A potential basis for the sense of well‐being accompanying stretching of upper back and neck muscles [PDF]
Physiological ReportsVoluntary stretching of upper back and shoulder muscles is often associated with a sense of well‐being of unknown cause. The goal of this study was to examine the impact of shoulder/upper back stretching on heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP ...
Jorge L. Reyes +3 more
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Revising the stretch reflex threshold method to measure stretch hyperreflexia in cerebral palsy
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Hyper-resistance is an increased resistance to passive muscle stretch, a common feature in neurological disorders. Stretch hyperreflexia, an exaggerated stretch reflex response, is the neural velocity-dependent component of hyper-resistance, and has been
Pedro Valadão +8 more
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Changes in Spinal-Reflex Excitability during Static Stretch and/or Explosive Contraction
Applied Sciences, 2021 To examine individual or combined effects of static stretch and explosive contraction on quadriceps spinal-reflex excitability (the peak Hoffmann’s reflex normalized by the peak motor-response) and the latency times of the Hoffmann’s reflex and motor ...
Kyeong Eun Min, YongSuk Lee, Jihong Park
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Current Biology, 2020 Many of us know about stretch reflexes from the doctor's office, when a physician taps the tendon near our kneecap to elicit a quick knee extension. This procedure is used as a diagnostic tool to determine the integrity of the spinal cord and the extension response it elicits may seem otherwise useless. In fact, the tendon tap taps into one aspect of a
Reschechtko, Sasha +1 more
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Soleus Stretch Reflex during Cycling [PDF]
Motor Control, 2001 The modulation and strength of the human soleus short latency stretch reflex was investigated by mechanically perturbing the ankle during an unconstrained pedaling task. Eight subjects pedaled at 60 rpm against a preload of 10 Nm. A torque pulse was applied to the crank at various positions during the crank cycle, producing ankle dorsiflexion ...
Grey, Michael James +3 more
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Effects of static stretching on active muscle stiffness with and without the stretch reflex
Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2020 The purpose of the present study was to examine acute changes in active muscle stiffness with and without the stretch reflex following static stretching.
Takayuki Suzuki +3 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 ObjectiveTo characterize how, following a stretch-induced attenuation, volitional muscle activation impacts stretch reflex activity in individuals with stroke.MethodsA robotic device rotated the paretic elbow of individuals with hemiparetic stroke from ...
Jacqueline R. Patterson +9 more
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Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2022 Unaccustomed or strenuous eccentric exercise is known to cause delayed-onset muscle soreness. A recent hypothesis postulated that mechano-energetic microinjury of the primary afferent sensory neuron terminals in the muscle spindles, namely a transient ...
Balázs Sonkodi +3 more
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