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2245598

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-9
pubmed:abstractText
(1) The spinal reflex actions of afferents stimulated by knee joint distension have been investigated in man. (2) Cannulation of the knee and infusion of saline raised intra-articular pressure, especially during quadriceps contraction. High pressures did not induce any sensation of pain. Pressure was taken as an index of joint proprioceptor activation. (3) Increased pressure progressively depressed the quadriceps H-reflex, both at rest and during quadriceps contraction. There was no indication of a threshold pressure for this inhibitory action. (4) It is concluded that joint distension inhibits quadriceps motoneurons through spinal pathways that still operate during voluntary contraction. These pathways could thus contribute to pathological weakness after joint injury. (5) Joint distension produced spatial facilitation of non-reciprocal inhibition of quadriceps H-reflexes from afferents in the tibial nerve.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0144-5979
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
489-500
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Reflex actions of knee joint afferents during contraction of the human quadriceps.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article