Changes in the recruitment curve of the soleus H-reflex associated with chronic low back pain

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-118

  Ginanneschi, F ^a   Dominici, F ^a   Milani, P ^a   Biasella, A ^a   Rossi, A ^a   Mazzocchio, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

H reflex; Homosynaptic depression; Low back pain; Motoneurone; Presynaptic inhibition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; REACTION TIME; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33845645111     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.09.024     Document Type: Article

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