Inhibitory effect of the Jendrassik maneuver on the stretch reflex

Neuroscience

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 607-617

  Nardone, A ^a,b   Schieppati, M ^a,c  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

descending control; Jendrassik maneuver; long loop; stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JENDRASSIK MANEUVER; MUSCLE TONE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STANDING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; POSTURE; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, STRETCH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53249093696     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.07.039     Document Type: Article

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