Lateral ankle sprains (LAS) have been reported as one of the most common
musculoskeletal injuries observed in sports and in individuals who are recreationally active …

4.2. Effectiveness of activation 4.3. Multimodal input 4.4. Shared input 5. Functional
subdivision 6. Interneuronal selection 6.1. Modulation of sensitivity of receptors 6.2. Gating …

Drawing on the disciplines of neurophysiology and physics, Neuromechanics of Human
Movement, Fourth Edition, explores how the nervous system controls the actions of muscles …

In the subacute and chronic stages of spastic paresis, stretch‐sensitive (spastic) muscle
overactivity emerges as a third fundamental mechanism of motor impairment, along with …

The Hoffmann (or H) reflex is considered a major probe for non-invasive study of
sensorimotor integration and plasticity of the central nervous system in humans. The first …

In parallel experiments on humans and in the cat it was investigated how the sensitivity of
monosynaptic test reflexes to facilitation and inhibition varies as a function of the size of the …

Study design: Review of the literature on the validity and reliability of assessment of
spasticity and spasms. Objectives: Evaluate the most frequently used methods for …

It was demonstrated that the soleus H-reflex was depressed for more than 10 s following a
preceding passive dorsiflexion of the ankle joint. This depression was caused by activation …

Background The goal of this study was to test the mechanical performance of a prototype
knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) powered by artificial pneumatic muscles during human …

A long lasting inhibition (> 8 s) of the soleus Hoffmann reflex (H-reflex) was evoked by a
preceding soleus H-reflex, by a brief voluntary ankle flexor or extensor muscle contraction or …