This was to test the stretch reflexes in your spinal cord, which resist muscle stretching to give you muscle tone to hold ...

Spinal cord circuitry, not the brain, controls reflexes for smooth movements, as revealed in a study. This could pave the way for newer neurological disorder therapies. An intriguing question has ...

This was to test the stretch reflexes in your spinal cord, which resist muscle stretching to give you muscle tone to hold ...

In the long term, the new knowledge may have an impact on the treatment of, for example, ALS and spinal cord injuries. ... Humans are likewise equipped with a variety of spinal reflexes.

Reflex control could improve walking after incomplete spinal injuries Date: February 5, 2013 Source: NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ...

The Lazarus sign is an example of a spinal reflex arc. Living people often experience spinal reflex arcs. If we accidentally press our hands against something sharp or something hot we will pull ...

Spinal Cord - Reflex reciprocal facilitation of antagonist muscles in spinal cord injury. ... For example, earlier studies in animal models 38,39,40 showed that Ib afferent excitation ...

Hoffman’s sign or reflex is a test that doctors use to examine the reflexes of the upper extremities. The sign takes its name from a German neurologist called Johann Hoffman. Other names for the ...

Researchers found spinal disinhibition in people with fibromyalgia, adding new clues about the role of central pain processing in this condition. News & Perspective Tools & Reference CME/CE More ...

This was to test the stretch reflexes in your spinal cord, which resist muscle stretching to give you muscle tone to hold your body up against gravity for example, fast corrections after tripping.

According to a study, a training regimen to adjust the body's motor reflexes may help improve mobility for some people with incomplete spinal cord injuries.