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  • Title: Assessment of H reflex sensitivity with M wave alternation consequent to fatiguing contractions.
    Author: Hwang IS, Huang CY, Wu PS, Chen YC, Wang CH.
    Journal: Int J Neurosci; 2008 Sep; 118(9):1317-30. PubMed ID: 18698513.
    Abstract:
    The objective of this study was to examine the changes in H reflex sensitivity after neuromuscular fatigue associated with fluctuations of the M wave. In the maximal and submaximal voluntary contraction (MVC and SMVC) paradigms, subjects performed voluntary plantarflexion at 100% MVC and 40% MVC respectively until the limit of torque maintenance was reached. In the submaximal electrical stimulation (SMES) paradigm, the tricep surae was exhausted with sustained electrical stimulation of 40% of the maximal tolerable intensity at a 40-Hz stimulus rate. The H reflexes and maximal M waves (M(max)) of the soleus were recorded before and after the three fatigue paradigms, and the H reflex was standardized with M(max) to minimize possible bias due to fatigue-induced M wave fluctuation. The results showed a significant increase in the standardized H reflex due to the SMES paradigm in spite of M(max) potentiation. The SMVC paradigm led to a reduction in size of the standardized H reflex without modification of M(max), whereas the standardized H reflex was not mediated by the MVC paradigm, which contributed to a noticeable M(max) potentiation. The present study underscored the fact that the H reflex sensitivity and M wave amplitude were not necessarily suppressed consequent to neuromuscular fatigue, but varied with the activation history of a muscle for size-dependent efficacy of the Ia transmission pathways and postactivation potentiation.
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