Stretch reflex inhibition using electrical stimulation in normal subjects and subjects with spasticity
Authors:
- S. NaumannSNS. Naumann
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Biomedical Engineering
- Vol. 13 (1) , 67-73
Abstract
The effect of electrically stimulating the tibialis anterior muscle on the stretch reflex of the soleus muscle in normal subjects and subjects with spasticity is investigated. Stimulation of the tibialis anterior just prior to the onset of a mechanical disturbance, which causes a stretch in the soleus, inhibits the stretch reflex of the soleus in normal subjects and may inhibit clonus in subjects with spasticity.Keywords
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