Kinematic and electromyographic study of the nociceptive withdrawal reflex in the upper limbs during rest and movement

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 3505-3513

  Serrao, Mariano ^a   Pierelli, Francesco ^a,c   Don, Romildo ^a   Ranavolo, Alberto ^a   Cacchio, Angelo ^a   Currà, Antonio ^b   Sandrini, Giorgio ^d   Frascarelli, Massimo ^a   Santilli, Valter ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Movement analysis; Movement phase; Nociceptive withdrawal reflex; Painful stimulation; Spinal interneurons; Spinal reflexes; State dependent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SPINAL CORD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX; WRIST;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESCAPE REACTION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; REST;

EID: 33645456656     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5160-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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