Robotic-assisted stepping modulates monosynaptic reflexes in forearm muscles in the human

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1679-1687

  Nakajima, Tsuyoshi ^a,b   Kitamura, Taku ^c   Kamibayashi, Kiyotaka ^d   Komiyama, Tomoyoshi ^e   Zehr, E Paul ^b   Hundza, Sandra R ^b   Nakazawa, Kimitaka ^f  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^e CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flexor carpi radialis; Hoffmann reflex; Passive stepping; Soleus muscle; Stepping related feedback

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOREARM; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; STANDING; WALKING;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FOREARM; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROBOTICS; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054050522     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01049.2010     Document Type: Article

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