Because stretching a muscle too far can damage it, the body tries to prevent this from happening with a “stretch reflex.” When a muscle is stretched, a signal is automatically sent to that ...

Objective: To investigate the immediate and chronic effects of ankle brace application on the amplitude of peroneus longus stretch reflex. Methods: Twenty physically active college students (mean (SD) ...

Douglas Lanska. It accurately and effectively elicits muscle stretch reflexes, superficial or cutaneous reflexes, as well as plantar and abdominal reflexes, with less effort and greater patient ...

This gives a slight but quick stretch to the tendon, resulting in a reflex muscle contraction. Deep-tendon reflexes to be examined are at the elbow (biceps and triceps), wrist (brachioradialis ...

There was no interaction effect for grip strength following the three interventions. Conclusions: Acute WBV causes neural potentiation of the stretch reflex loop as shown by the improved ACMVJ and ...