Short-term effects of functional electrical stimulation on spinal excitatory and inhibitory reflexes in ankle extensor and flexor muscles

• Published in: Experimental brain research Vol. 170; no. 2; pp. 216 - 226
• Main Authors: THOMPSON, Aiko K, DORAN, Brian, STEIN, Richard B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 01.04.2006; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Ankle; Ankle - physiology; Biological and medical sciences; Central nervous system; Central neurotransmission. Neuromudulation. Pathways and receptors; Efferent Pathways - physiology; Electric Stimulation - methods; Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials - physiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gait - physiology; H-Reflex - physiology; Humans; Middle Aged; Motor control and motor pathways. Reflexes. Control centers of vegetative functions. Vestibular system and equilibration; Motor Cortex - physiology; Motor Neurons - physiology; Muscle Contraction - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - innervation; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Nervous system; Neural Inhibition - physiology; Peroneal Nerve - physiology; Pyramidal Tracts - physiology; Reflex - physiology; Spasticity; Spinal cord; Spinal Cord - physiology; Stroke; Time Factors; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Human; Peroneal nerve; Electrical stimulus; Central nervous system; Excitability; H-Reflex; Electrical stimulation; Corticospinal bundle; Presynaptic inhibition; Ankle; Locomotion; Walking; Reciprocal inhibition; Pyramidal motor pathway; Extensor muscle; Flexor muscle; Presynaptic

The purpose of this study was to investigate short-term effects of walking with functional electrical stimulation (FES) on inhibitory and excitatory spinal reflexes in healthy subjects. The FES was applied to the common peroneal (CP) nerve during the swing phase of the step cycle when the ankle flex...