Reproducibility of tendon jerk reflexes during a voluntary contraction

UYSAL H., Mogyoros N., Burke D.

CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, vol.110, no.8, pp.1481-1487, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 110 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s1388-2457(99)00082-6
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1481-1487
  • Keywords: tendon jerk, H reflex, voluntary contraction, reproducibility, HEALTHY-SUBJECTS, H-REFLEX, MUSCLE, HUMANS
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: The present study explored whether testing tendon jerks during voluntary contraction of the test muscle would improve reproducibility by effectively 'clamping' the excitability of the motoneurone pool at firing threshold.