Neural effects of muscle stretching on the spinal reflexes in multiple lower-limb muscles.

While previous studies have shown that muscle stretching suppresses monosynaptic spinal reflex excitability in stretched muscles, its effects on non-stretched muscles is still largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of muscle stretching on monosynaptic spinal reflex in...

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Main Authors: Yohei Masugi, Hiroki Obata, Daisuke Inoue, Noritaka Kawashima, Kimitaka Nakazawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5491176?pdf=render