Stimulus pulse-width influences H-reflex recruitment but not H max/Mmax ratio

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 483-489

  Lagerquist, Olle ^a   Collins, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

H reflex; Hmax Mmax; Stimulus duration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT;

EID: 41849128508     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20957     Document Type: Article

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