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 ...

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 comfort.

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 ...

Spread the lovePause repetitions introduce a deliberate pause at a specific point during an exercise, typically at the most ...

Conclusions: Acute WBV causes neural potentiation of the stretch reflex loop as shown by the improved ACMVJ and flexibility performance. Additionally, muscle groups less proportionally exposed to ...

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) ...

which can reduce the symptoms of delayed-onset muscle soreness. This routine consists of five easy stretches that you can do at home with your sofa, a chair or the bottom step of your stairs.