Effects of postural anxiety on the soleus H-reflex

Human Movement Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-112

  Sibley, Kathryn M ^a   Carpenter, Mark G ^b   Perry, Jennifer C ^c   Frank, James S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c The Village of Riverside Glen   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; H reflex; Postural balance; Stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL REFLEX; STANDING; STROKE; VISION;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; SPINE; VISION;

EID: 33846122598     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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