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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"reflex response"”.
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Effects of Fatigue & Gender on Peroneal Reflexes After Ankle Inversion
… the effects of fatigue and gender on peroneal reflex response after ankle inversion may help explain the differences in sprain rates with fatigue and gender. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of fatigue and gender on peroneus brevis and peroneus longus reflexes …
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Role of Intrinsic and Reflexive Dynamics in the Control of Spinal Stability
… delayed stiffness contribution provided by the reflex response. The combined behavior of these two components of active muscle stiffness is often referred to as "effective stiffness". In order to understand the neuromuscular control of spinal stability, stochastic system identification methods …
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Peripheral and Central Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptors in Arterial Blood Pressure Regulation
… younger subjects, with a diminished HR response. Furthermore, the reflex response to hypertensive stimuli was augmented in the post-blockade younger subjects, also associated with a diminution in HR response. We concluded that age-related or pharmacologically stimulated vagal dysfunction …
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The impact of primary motor cortex, spinal cord, and sciatic nerve cooling on spinal reflex activity in the rat: a reversible deactivation study
The influence of spinal reflex arcs on lower limb movement cannot be understated, but the individual contribution of various parts of the reflex pathway, namely the primary motor cortex, spinal cord, and sciatic nerve, are incompletely known. This study aims to consider each of these to develop a …
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Alterations and Asymmetries in Trunk Mechanics and Neuromuscular Control among Persons with Lower-Limb Amputation: Exploring Potential Pathways of Low Back Pain
… the coordination of surrounding trunk muscle responses. Further, preferential use of the sound limb may lead to asymmetries in these behaviors. Spine biomechanics (e.g., loading and stability) are substantially influenced by trunk passive properties and neuromuscular control, and alterations …
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Mechatronic and biomechanical considerations toward the design of an ankle clonus simulator
Clonus is a rhythmic, involuntary reflex response often seen in individuals with lesions in their descending motor neurons. These lesions can be the result of spinal cord injury or diseases like multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and cerebral palsy. During clinical evaluation of an individual …
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New objective and psychophysical techniques to study the processing of visual signals with emphasis on chromatic afterimages
… vision with emphasis on aspects of the pupil response and chromatic mechanisms in relation to the perceived chromatic afterimages. The aim of the first study was to establish the relationship between the perception of chromatic afterimages and the corresponding involuntary pupil responses. We …
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The anaerobic resistance of Carassius auratus (L.)
… in most of the tissues, or alternatively as a reflex response to the decline in oxygen concentration. Further work is required to establish the nature of the anaerobic metabolism of c. auratus, the mechanisms responsible for the decline in its metabolic rate and the adaptations which enable the …
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The anaerobic resistance of Carassius auratus (L.)
… in most of the tissues, or alternatively as a reflex response to the decline in oxygen concentration. Further work is required to establish the nature of the anaerobic metabolism of c. auratus, the mechanisms responsible for the decline in its metabolic rate and the adaptations which enable the …
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Effects of specifically sequenced massage on spastic muscle properties and motor skills in adolescents with cerebral palsy
… are reduced gross motor function, increased reflex response to muscle stretch, reduced range of ankle movement and shortened calf muscle/tendon units, evident in equinus. Whilst the main cause of spasticity in conditions other than CP is considered to be the neuropathology, altered muscle …