Soleus h-reflex modulation during stance phase of walking with altered arm swing patterns.
Soleus h-reflex modulation during stance phase of walking with altered arm swing patterns.
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步行站立阶段的比目鱼肌 h 反射调节,手臂摆动模式发生改变。
DOI:
10.1123/mcj.14.1.116
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发表时间:
2010
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影响因子:
1.1
通讯作者:
Behrman,AndreaL
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作者:
Phadke,ChetanP;Klimstra,Marc;Zehr,EPaul;Thompson,FloydJ;Behrman,AndreaL
The purpose of this study was to test the effect of arm swing on modulation of soleus H-reflexes amplitudes during walking. Fifteen subjects walked (1.07 m/s) on a treadmill in 4 arm swing conditions: 1-natural arm swing (control), 2-active restraint, 3-passive restraint, and 4-passive-assisted. Tibial nerve was electrically stimulated and soleus EMG was recorded. H-reflex amplitude was significantly greater during active than during passive restraint (p= .013). Remaining arm swing conditions were not significantly different. We detected a subtle effect of arm swing on soleus H-reflex amplitude. Descending regulation may serve as a gating mechanism to control the effect of arm movements on reflex pathways for leg muscles. This gating mechanism may be impaired postneural injury, potentially enhancing the modulation of peripheral sensory inputs on reflexes in leg muscles during walking. Future experiments to test additional conditions and evoking reflexes in more phases of walking are recommended.