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Muscle stiffness and spinal stretch reflex sensitivity in the triceps surae.

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CONTEXT:Greater musculotendinous stiffness may enhance spinal stretch reflex sensitivity by improving mechanical coupling of the muscle spindle and the stretch stimulus. This heightened sensitivity would correspond with a shorter latency and higher-amplitude reflex response, potentially enhancing joint stability. OBJECTIVE:To compare spinal stretch reflex latency and amplitude across groups that differed in musculotendinous stiffness. DESIGN:Static group comparisons. SETTING:Research laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:Forty physically active individuals (20 men, 20 women). INTERVENTION(S):We verified a sex difference in musculotendinous stiffness and compared spinal stretch reflex latency and amplitude in high-stiffness (men) and low-stiffness (women) groups. We also evaluated relationships between musculotendinous stiffness and spinal stretch reflex latency and amplitude, respectively. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Triceps surae musculotendinous stiffness and soleus spinal stretch reflex latency and amplitude were assessed at 30% of a maximal voluntary isometric plantar-flexion contraction. RESULTS:The high-stiffness group demonstrated significantly greater stiffness (137.41 +/- 26.99 N/cm) than the low-stiffness group did (91.06 +/- 20.10 N/cm). However, reflex latency (high stiffness = 50.11 +/- 2.07 milliseconds, low stiffness = 48.26 +/- 2.40 milliseconds) and amplitude (high stiffness = 0.28% +/- 0.12% maximum motor response, low stiffness = 0.31% +/- 0.16% maximum motor response) did not differ significantly across stiffness groups. Neither reflex latency (r = .053, P = .746) nor amplitude (r = .073, P = .653) was related significantly to musculotendinous stiffness. CONCLUSIONS:A moderate level of pretension (eg, 30%) likely eliminates series elastic slack; thus, a greater change in force per unit-of-length change (ie, heightened stiffness) would have minimal effects on coupling of the muscle spindle and the stretch stimulus and, therefore, on spinal stretch reflex sensitivity. It appears unlikely that differences in musculotendinous stiffness influenced spinal stretch reflex sensitivity when initiated from a moderate level of pretension. Consequently, differences in musculotendinous stiffness did not appear to influence dynamic joint stability with respect to reflexive neuromuscular control.

journal_name

J Athl Train

journal_title

Journal of athletic training

authors

Blackburn JT,Padua DA,Guskiewicz KM

doi

10.4085/1062-6050-43.1.29

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-01-01 00:00:00

pages

29-36

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eissn

1062-6050

issn

1938-162X

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Muscle stiffness and spinal stretch reflex sensitivity in the triceps surae.