An investigation into mechanisms of reflex reinforcement by the Jendrassik manoeuvre

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 366-374

  Gregory, J E ^a   Wood, S A ^a   Proske, U ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

H reflex; Human reflex; Jendrassik manoeuvre; Tendon jerk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FACILITATION; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NEUROMODULATION; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TENDON REFLEX; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS, GAMMA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; PROPRIOCEPTION; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 0035000276     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210100707     Document Type: Article

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