Department of Health and Human Performance Faculty Articles
Title
Spinal Reflexes Excitability and Homosynaptic Depression After a Bout of Whole-Body Vibration
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
Although whole-body vibration (WBV) affects neuromuscular performance, it remains unclear whether the effects are due to spinal reflex potentiation or inhibition, or differ between muscle groups. This study aimed to identify the effect of WBV on measures of spinal reflex excitability (H-reflex) and homosynaptic depression (HD) in the soleus (SOL) and medial gastrocnemius (MG) muscles. H-reflex and HD measurements were made in the SOL and MG muscle of 20 participants before and after a bout of WBV. H-reflex and HD were measured every 15 seconds for 10 minutes post-WBV and averaged at 1-minute increments. H-reflex amplitude was depressed for the first minute post-vibration, whereas the effect of HD was reduced for the first 2 minutes post-vibration. WBV significantly decreases spinal reflex excitability and HD, but it does so transiently and independent of muscle group
Publication Title
Muscle and Nerve
Volume
42
Issue
2
First Page
259
Last Page
262
ISSN
0148-639X
DOI Number
10.1002/mus.21844.
Recommended Citation
Kipp, Kristof; Johnson, Sam; Doeringer, Jeffrey Ryan; and Hoffman, M., "Spinal Reflexes Excitability and Homosynaptic Depression After a Bout of Whole-Body Vibration" (2011). Department of Health and Human Performance Faculty Articles. 64.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_hhp_facarticles/64