ArticleClinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology2012
Limb segment vibration modulates spinal reflex excitability and muscle mRNA expression after spinal cord injury.
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- Electrophysiological Outcome Measures in Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2019Pooled it
- Precision Rehabilitation in Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review of Omics Applications for Intervention Monitoring in Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Review
- Priming with transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation followed by robotic exoskeleton gait training in individuals with spinal cord injury: A case series.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- Inhibitory Effects of Prolonged Focal Muscle Vibration on Maximal Grip Strength and Muscle Activity of Wrist and Extrinsic Finger Flexor Muscles.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2023Article
- Corticospinal modulation of vibration-induced H-reflex depression.Experimental brain research · 2022Article
- Effects of different vibration frequencies on spinal cord reflex circuits and thermoalgesic perception.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2021Article
- Vibration training after chronic spinal cord injury: Evidence for persistent segmental plasticity.Neuroscience letters · 2017Article
- Modulation of H-Reflex Depression with Paired-Pulse Stimulation in Healthy Active Humans.Rehabilitation research and practice · 2017Article
- Bone architecture adaptations after spinal cord injury: impact of long-term vibration of a constrained lower limb.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2016Article
- Distinct Skeletal Muscle Gene Regulation from Active Contraction, Passive Vibration, and Whole Body Heat Stress in Humans.PloS one · 2016Article
- Potential regenerative rehabilitation technology: implications of mechanical stimuli to tissue health.BMC research notes · 2014Article
- Limb Segment Load Inhibits the Recovery of Soleus H-Reflex After Segmental Vibration in Humans.Journal of motor behaviorArticle
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objectiveWe investigated the effect of various doses of vertical oscillation (vibration) on soleus H-reflex amplitude and post-activation depression in individuals with and without SCI. We also explored the acute effect of short-term limb vibration on skeletal muscle mRNA expression of genes associated with spinal plasticity.
methodsSix healthy adults and five chronic complete SCI subjects received vibratory stimulation of their tibia over three different gravitational accelerations (0.3g, 0.6g, and 1.2g) at a fixed frequency (30Hz). Soleus H-reflexes were measured before, during, and after vibration. Two additional chronic complete SCI subjects had soleus muscle biopsies 3h following a single bout of vibration.
resultsH-reflex amplitude was depressed over 83% in both groups during vibration. This vibratory-induced inhibition lasted over 2min in the control group, but not in the SCI group. Post-activation depression was modulated during the long-lasting vibratory inhibition. A single bout of mechanical oscillation altered mRNA expression from selected genes associated with synaptic plasticity.
conclusionsVibration of the lower leg inhibits the H-reflex amplitude, influences post-activation depression, and alters skeletal muscle mRNA expression of genes associated with synaptic plasticity. SIGNIFICANCE: Limb segment vibration may offer a long term method to reduce spinal reflex excitability after SCI.
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