Hamstring stretch reflex: could it be a reproducible objective measure of functional knee stability?” [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 2016 Background The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) plays an important role in anterior knee stability by preventing anterior translation of the tibia on the femur.
Jawad F. Abulhasan +3 more
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The Relationship Between Medial Gastrocnemius Lengthening Properties and Stretch Reflexes in Cerebral Palsy [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018 Stretch reflex hyperactivity in the gastrocnemius of children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) is commonly evaluated by passively rotating the ankle joint into dorsiflexion at different velocities, such as applied in conventional clinical spasticity ...
Lynn Bar-On +11 more
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Learning ballet technique modulates the stretch reflex in students with cerebral palsy: case series [PDF]
BMC NeuroscienceBackground Cerebral palsy (CP) is considered the most prevalent developmental motor disorder in children. There is a need for training programs that enhance motor abilities and normalize function from an early age.
Citlali López-Ortiz +3 more
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Neurophysiologic effects of spinal manipulation in patients with chronic low back pain [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2011 Background While there is growing evidence for the efficacy of SM to treat LBP, little is known on the mechanisms and physiologic effects of these treatments.
Walkowski Stevan +5 more
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Spasticity, spastic dystonia, and static stretch reflex in hypertonic muscles of patients with multiple sclerosis [PDF]
Clinical Neurophysiology Practice, 2021 Objective: To investigate prevalence of EMG patterns underlying hypertonia in multiple sclerosis (MS) and whether these patterns indicate different levels of spinal excitability.
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Reducing the Soleus Stretch Reflex With Conditioning: Exploring Game- and Impedance-Based Biofeedback [PDF]
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2021 People with spasticity, i.e., stretch hyperreflexia, have a limited functional independence and mobility. While a broad range of spasticity treatments is available, many treatments are invasive, non-specific, or temporary and might have negative side ...
Ronald C. van 't Veld +7 more
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The stretch reflex and the contributions of C David Marsden
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2017 The stretch reflex or myotatic reflex refers to the contraction of a muscle in response to its passive stretching by increasing its contractility as long as the stretch is within physiological limits.
Kalyan B Bhattacharyya
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Spasticity mechanisms - for the clinician [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2010 Spasticity, a classical clinical manifestation of an upper motor neuron lesion, has been traditionally and physiologically defined as a velocity dependent increase in muscle tone caused by the increased excitability of the muscle stretch reflex ...
Ambar eChakravarty, Angshuman eMukherjee
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Human stretch reflex pathways reexamined.
J Neurophysiol, 2014 Reflex responses of tibialis anterior motor units to stretch stimuli were investigated in human subjects. Three types of stretch stimuli were applied (tap-like, ramp-and-hold, and half-sine stretch). Stimulus-induced responses in single motor units were analyzed using the classical technique, which involved building average surface electromyogram ...
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Spasticity Measurement Based on Tonic Stretch Reflex Threshold in Children with Cerebral Palsy Using the PediAnklebot [PDF]
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017 Nowadays, objective measures are becoming prominent in spasticity assessment, to overcome limitations of clinical scales. Among others, Tonic Stretch Reflex Threshold (TSRT) showed promising results.
Marco Germanotta +7 more
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