Amplitude modulation of the soleus H-reflex in the human during walking and standing

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Journal of Neuroscience, Vol 6, 1308-1313, Copyright © 1986 by Society for Neuroscience

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Amplitude modulation of the soleus H-reflex in the human during walking and standing

C Capaday and RB Stein

Experiments were done to determine the amplitude of the monosynaptically mediated H-reflex of the soleus muscle at various phases of the step cycle, using a computer-based analysis procedure. In all subjects tested the amplitude of the H-reflex was strongly modulated in amplitude during the walking cycle and was highest during the stance phase. In many subjects the peak reflex amplitude occurred at about the same time as the peak soleus electromyographic (EMG) activity, but in others it occurred earlier. The form of the reflex variation (i.e., envelope of H-reflex amplitude versus phase in cycle) during the step cycle could also be quite different from that of the EMG produced during stepping. At an equal stimulus strength and EMG level, the H-reflex was always much larger, up to 3.5 X, during steadily maintained contractions while standing than during walking. The large reflexes when subjects were standing are consistent with the control of position required to maintain a stable posture in this task. Similarly, the reflexes during walking are greatest during the stance phase, when they will assist in maintaining the upright position of the body against gravity. The reflexes are smallest during the swing phase when they would oppose ankle flexion. However, since the reflex amplitude is task-dependent (i.e., greater during standing than during walking at the same EMG and stimulus levels) and is not always closely related to the EMG produced during a given task such as walking, the strong modulation of H-reflex during walking is not simply a passive consequence of the alpha-motoneuron excitation level.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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