On the methods employed to record and measure the human soleus H-reflex

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 55-62

  Knikou, Maria ^a,b   Taglianetti, Cory ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Area; H reflex; Inter stimulus interval; Peak to peak amplitude

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NORMAL HUMAN; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WAVEFORM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; PERONEAL NERVE; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 33746352420     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: 13691651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08990220600702715     Document Type: Article

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