Modulation of the tibial nerve H-reflex by mechanical stimulation of afferents in the lumbar spine

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-113

  Burke, Jeanmarie R ^a   Bulbulian, R ^b  

^a NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrocnemius muscle; Heteronymous conditioning effects; Lumbar spine; Tibial nerve H reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGAMENT; LINEAR SYSTEM; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; POTENTIOMETRY; RECORDING; SENSORY NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; VELOCITY; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LEG; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 17144378189     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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