ArticleExperimental brain research2019
Short-term inhibition of spinal reflexes in multiple lower limb muscles after neuromuscular electrical stimulation of ankle plantar flexors.
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- Combined neuromuscular electrical stimulation and transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation increases motor cortical plasticity in healthy humans.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- The Effect and Dose-Response of Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling Training on Spasticity in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Review
- Why brain-controlled neuroprosthetics matter: mechanisms underlying electrical stimulation of muscles and nerves in rehabilitation.Biomedical engineering online · 2020Review
- Modulation of spinal excitability following neuromuscular electrical stimulation superimposed to voluntary contraction.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Article
- Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and voluntary commands on the spinal reflex excitability of remote limb muscles.Experimental brain research · 2019Article
- Pathway-specific modulatory effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation during pedaling in chronic stroke survivors.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2019Article
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Abstract
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) of lower limbs elicits muscle contractions through the activation of efferent fibers and concomitant recruitment of afferent fibers, which can modulate excitability of the central nervous system. However, neural mechanisms of NMES and how unilateral stimulation of the soleus affects spinal reflexes in multiple lower limb muscles bilaterally remains unknown. Twelve able-bodied participants were recruited, and spinal reflex excitability changes were tested after four interventions, each applied for 60 s, on the right plantar flexors: (1) motor-level NMES; (2) sensory-level NMES; (3) voluntary contraction; (4) rest. Spinal reflexes were elicited using single-pulse transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation applied on the lumbar level of the spinal cord to evoke bilateral responses in multiple lower limb muscles, while maximum motor response (M
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