Afferents contributing to autogenic inhibition of gastrocnemius following electrical stimulation of its tendon

Brain Research

Volumn 1282, Issue , 2009, Pages 28-37

  Khan, Serajul I ^a   Burne, John A ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cutaneous reflex; EMG; Gastrocnemius; Sural nerve; Tendon electrical stimulation; Tendon reflex inhibition

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHIBITION KINETICS; LATENT PERIOD; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE BLOCK; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NERVE; SURAL NERVE; TENDON; TENDON REFLEX; TIBIAL NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANKLE JOINT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEG; MECHANORECEPTORS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, STRETCH; SURAL NERVE; TENDONS; TIBIAL NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649649918     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.04.048     Document Type: Article

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