Widespread short-latency stretch reflexes and their modulation during stumbling over obstacles

Brain Research

Volumn 816, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 480-486

  Schillings, A M ^a,b   Van Wezel, B M H ^a   Mulder, T H ^b,c   Duysens, J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human gait; Phase dependent reflex modulation; Short latency stretch reflex; Stumbling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 0033596543     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)01198-6     Document Type: Article

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