Hoffmann reflex is increased after 14 days of daily repeated Achilles tendon vibration for the soleus but not for the gastrocnemii muscles

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-20

  Lapole, Thomas ^a   Pérot, Chantal ^b  

^a campus universitaire Le bailly   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Gastrocnemii; Hoffmann reflex; Soleus; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FRANCE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; VIBRATION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FRANCE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856568948     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H11-129     Document Type: Article

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