The effect of the forearm position, prone vs. supine, on the excitability of the H-reflex in flexor carpi radialis (FCR) muscle was tested in nine adult volunteers by comparing the recruitment profiles of the H and M waves. The H-reflex size, normalized to the maximal M response, was lower when the forearm was supine than when it was prone, with an average reduction of about 50% over most of the H-recruitment curve. In three wrist positions, intermediate between prone and supine, the amount of reflex attenuation was related to the prono-supination angle. Control experiments excluded that the changes in the H reflex excitability were due to displacements of the stimulating or recording electrodes.

Baldissera, F., Bellani, G., Cavallari, P., Lalli, S. (2000). Changes in the excitability of the H-reflex in wrist flexors related to the prone or supine position of the forearm in man. NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS, 295(3), 105-108 [10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01604-9].

Changes in the excitability of the H-reflex in wrist flexors related to the prone or supine position of the forearm in man

BELLANI, GIACOMO;
2000

Abstract

The effect of the forearm position, prone vs. supine, on the excitability of the H-reflex in flexor carpi radialis (FCR) muscle was tested in nine adult volunteers by comparing the recruitment profiles of the H and M waves. The H-reflex size, normalized to the maximal M response, was lower when the forearm was supine than when it was prone, with an average reduction of about 50% over most of the H-recruitment curve. In three wrist positions, intermediate between prone and supine, the amount of reflex attenuation was related to the prono-supination angle. Control experiments excluded that the changes in the H reflex excitability were due to displacements of the stimulating or recording electrodes.
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Forearm; H-reflex; M-wave; Pronation; Supination
English
2000
295
3
105
108
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Baldissera, F., Bellani, G., Cavallari, P., Lalli, S. (2000). Changes in the excitability of the H-reflex in wrist flexors related to the prone or supine position of the forearm in man. NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS, 295(3), 105-108 [10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01604-9].
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