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ArticleJournal of anatomy2009

Thoracolumbar fascia does not influence proprioceptive signaling from lumbar paraspinal muscle spindles in the cat.

Dong-Yuan Cao, Joel G Pickar

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Article in Journal of anatomy, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dong-Yuan CaoPalmer Center for Chiropractic Research, Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, IA 52803, USA.
Joel G Pickar
Palmer College of Chiropractic · US

Funding

RENOVATION OF PALMER CENTER FOR CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCHC06RR015433 · NCRR · PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC · PI MEEKER, WILLIAM C · 2000 to 2000
$1.3M
VERTEBRAL POSITION ALTERS MUSCLE SPINDLE SENSITIVITYR01NS046818 · NINDS · PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC · PI PICKAR, JOEL G · 2003 to 2006
$1.1M
NCRR NIH HHS C06 RR015433NCRR NIH HHS C06 RR15433NINDS NIH HHS NS46818NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS046818
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The thoracolumbar fascia attaches to the lumbar spinous processes and encloses the paraspinal muscles to form a muscle compartment. Because muscle spindles can respond to transverse forces applied at a muscle's surface, we were interested in the mechanical effects this fascia may have on proprioceptive signaling from lumbar paraspinal muscles during vertebral movement. The discharge of paraspinal muscle spindles at rest and in response to muscle history were investigated in the presence and absence of the thoracolumbar fascia in anesthetized cats. Muscle-history was induced by positioning the L(6) vertebra in conditioning directions that lengthened and shortened the paraspinal muscles. The vertebra was then returned to an intermediate position for testing the spindles. Neither resting discharge (P = 0.49) nor the effects of muscle history (P > 0.30) was significantly different with the fascia intact vs. removed. Our data showed that the thoracolumbar fascia did not influence proprioceptive signaling from lumbar paraspinal muscles spindles during small passive vertebral movements in cats. In addition, comparison of the transverse threshold pressures needed to stimulate our sample of muscle spindles in the cat with the thoracolumbar fascia compartmental pressures measured in humans during previous studies suggests that the thoracolumbar fascia likely does not affect proprioceptive signaling from lumbar paraspinal muscle spindles in humans.

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AnimalsCatsFasciaLumbar VertebraeMuscle SpindlesProprioceptionSignal TransductionThoracic Vertebrae

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PMID19627391
PMCPMC2766059
OpenAlexW2018216331

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