The effect of immobilization of the head and trunk on arm-cycling-induced depression of soleus motoneuron pool excitability

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-33

  Hiraoka, Koichi ^a   Taniguchi, Yoichi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arm cycling; Arm swing; Gait; H reflex; Interlimb coordination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76649139793     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: 13691651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08990220903574378     Document Type: Article

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