Human soleus H-reflex excitability is decreased by dynamic head-and-body tilts

J Vestib Res. 1999;9(5):379-83.

Abstract

The modulation of soleus (SO) H-reflex excitability during dynamic whole head-and-body tilts (WHBT) was investigated in normal healthy subjects. Between 30 and 70 ms, and 151 and 190 ms after head acceleration onset, the H-reflex amplitude was smaller than during quiet standing by 7.6% (p < 0.01) and 15.4% (p = 0.06) respectively. This finding suggested that dynamic WHBT reduced the excitability of the predominantly monosynaptic stretch reflex are in the majority of the subjects studied.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • H-Reflex / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Muscle, Skeletal / physiology*
  • Reference Values
  • Reflex, Stretch / physiology
  • Tilt-Table Test*