Effect of inversion and ankle bracing on peroneus longus Hoffmann reflex

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 539 - 546
• Main Authors: Sefton, J. M., Hicks-Little, C. A., Koceja, D. M., Cordova, M. L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2007
• Subjects: Adult; Ankle; Ankle - pathology; Ankle Injuries - prevention & control; ankle injury; Braces; Clinical trials; Comparative studies; Feet; Female; functional testing; H-reflex; Humans; inversion perturbation; Male; Motor Neurons - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal; Orthopedic apparatus; Prospective Studies; Ratios; Reflex, Abnormal; Reflexes; Sports medicine; Weight-Bearing - physiology

This study examined peroneus longus (PL) Hoffmann reflex (H‐reflex) during sudden inversion perturbation of the ankle/foot complex under an ankle brace and non‐brace condition. Ten healthy subjects volunteered. H‐reflexes were tested on the up‐sloping portion of the recruitment curve, utilizing a co...