Department of Health and Human Performance Faculty Articles
Title
Hydration status does not have a significant effect on soleus motoneuron pool excitability
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of hydration status on the soleus Hoffmann reflex (H-reflex): muscle response ratio in nine healthy subjects. Soleus H-reflex, urine specific gravity (USG), and body weight (BW) were collected prior to and following a 12-hr fluid restriction protocol and compared to euhydrated measures. Individual repeated measure ANOVAs compared H-reflex, USG, and BW across conditions. A main effect for hydration status was observed between the hypohydration and euhydration condition (p < .01). H-reflex and BW demonstrated no change from baseline across conditions. Although hypohydration creates deficits in muscle function, it does not appear to be the result of decreased central activation.
Publication Title
The International Journal of Neuroscience
Volume
119
Issue
10
First Page
1693
Last Page
1704
ISSN
0020-7454
Recommended Citation
Krause, B. A.; Hoch, M. C.; Doeringer, Jeffrey Ryan; and Sheet, C. R., "Hydration status does not have a significant effect on soleus motoneuron pool excitability" (2009). Department of Health and Human Performance Faculty Articles. 62.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_hhp_facarticles/62