Enhanced stretch reflex excitability of the soleus muscle in experienced swimmers

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-205

  Ogawa, Tetsuya ^a,b   Kim, Gee Hee ^b   Sekiguchi, Hirofumi ^a   Akai, Masami ^b   Suzuki, Shuji ^a   Nakazawa, Kimitaka ^b  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptation; H reflex; Human; Motor training; Soleus muscle; Stretch reflex; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL REFLEX; SWIMMING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REFLEX, STRETCH; REST; SWIMMING;

EID: 58549119327     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0890-8     Document Type: Article

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