ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2015
Whole-body vibration-induced muscular reflex: Is it a stretch-induced reflex?
Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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Vibration-induced Reflex Responses and Estimation of Tonic Vibration Latency
Cross-training Effect of Whole-body Vibration
A New Method to Determine Onset Point of Mechanical Stimulation Inducing Muscle Spindle-Based Stretch Reflex by Using Intramuscular Electromyography Electrodes
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Neurophysiological assessment of bone mechanosensitivity using the bone myoregulation reflex.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- The role of the bone myoregulation reflex in impact-loading activities: a new view of feedback control mechanisms.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Exploring neuronal mechanisms of osteosarcopenia in older adults.The Journal of physiology · 2026Review
- Brief skin cooling modulates the reflexes generated by whole-body vibration.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Integrative function of proprioceptive system in the acute effects of whole body vibration on the movement performance in young adults.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Effect of Whole-body Vibration frequency on muscle tensile state during graded plantar flexor isometric contractions.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Article
- Whole body vibration activates the tonic vibration reflex during voluntary contraction.Journal of physical therapy science · 2023Article
- High-frequency whole-body vibration activates tonic vibration reflex.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- The reflex mechanism underlying the neuromuscular effects of whole-body vibration: Is it the tonic vibration reflex?Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2022Article
- The Importance of Impact Loading and the Stretch Shortening Cycle for Spaceflight Countermeasures.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Review
- Acute Whole Body Vibration Decreases the Glucose Levels in Elderly Diabetic Women.Rehabilitation research and practice · 2018Article
- Analysis of muscle activation in each body segment in response to the stimulation intensity of whole-body vibration.Journal of physical therapy science · 2017Article
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Abstract
[Purpose] Whole-body vibration (WBV) can induce reflex responses in muscles. A number of studies have reported that the physiological mechanisms underlying this type of reflex activity can be explained by reference to a stretch-induced reflex. Thus, the primary objective of this study was to test whether the WBV-induced muscular reflex (WBV-IMR) can be explained as a stretch-induced reflex. [Subjects and Methods] The present study assessed 20 healthy males using surface electrodes placed on their right soleus muscle. The latency of the tendon reflex (T-reflex) as a stretch-induced reflex was compared with the reflex latency of the WBV-IMR. In addition, simulations were performed at 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 Hz to determine the stretch frequency of the muscle during WBV. [Results] WBV-IMR latency (40.5 ± 0.8 ms; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 39.0-41.9 ms) was significantly longer than T-reflex latency (34.6 ± 0.5 ms; 95% CI: 33.6-35.5 ms) and the mean difference was 6.2 ms (95% CI of the difference: 4.7-7.7 ms). The simulations performed in the present study demonstrated that the frequency of the stretch signal would be twice the frequency of the vibration. [Conclusion] These findings do not support the notion that WBV-IMR can be explained by reference to a stretch-induced reflex.
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