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8867074

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
Forty-eight normal subjects were evaluated for the purpose of objectively quantifying muscle tone. Flexor carpi radialis and extensor digitorum communis electromyographic (EMG) activity was simultaneously recorded during wrist movements imposed by a torque motor. Each session was subdivided into three steps: (1) measurement of the 'intrinsic stiffness index' (ISI) at 10 degrees/s; (2) measurement of the 'total stiffness index' (TSI) at 500 degrees/s; (3) evaluation of the stretch reflex threshold speed (SRTS). No stretch reflex (SR) was found in about half of the subjects, even at the highest speed. ISI was higher in males (p < 0.001); significant differences in TSI were found between subjects with SR and those without (p < 0.02); no statistical differences in SRTS were found for either age or gender. ISI, TSI and SRTS, appear to be reliable indices of the range of normal muscle tone for its quantitative assessment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-510X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
135
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
168-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Quantitative evaluation of normal muscle tone.
pubmed:affiliation
Unit of Neurophysiology, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri Clinica del Lavoro e della Riabilitazione, IRCCS, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article