The effects of cervical traction on the soleus h reflex in stroke patients.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cervical traction on the soleus H reflex amplitude in stroke patients. Cervical traction with intensity of 3 kgw was performed on six stroke patients. The soleus H reflex was evoked before, during, and after the cervical traction. All subjects showed smaller H reflex amplitudes in the second and third minutes after traction than before the traction. The results suggested that cervical traction with intensity of 3 kgw inhibited the soleus H reflex amplitude several minutes after traction in stroke patients.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Japanese Physical Therapy Association = Rigaku ryoho
دوره 1 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998