MUSCLE SPINDLES PREDICT THE FUTURE

Stimulation of muscle spindles

Muscle Spindles in Phasic and Tonic Muscle.

Comparisons were made of muscle spindle structure between phasic and tonic muscles stained by the gold chloride method. The most significant difference was in the ring diameter of the sensory nerve terminals wrapped around the nuclear bags. In tibialis anterior it was largest, in gastrocnemius intermediate, and in soleus smallest. This order corresponds to the contraction time, tibialis anterio...

Muscle spindles and the regulation of movement.

This paper presents the complexities of muscle spindle structure and function. Experimental evidence indicates that the contribution of muscle spindles to motor control depends upon the cooperation of two distinct systems, one dynamic and one static. The traditional idea that load compensation depends on the segmental stretch reflex action of muscle spindle afferents on alpha motoneurons is que...

Does muscle strength predict future musculoskeletal disorders and sickness absence?

BACKGROUND High muscle strength is considered relevant for preventing musculoskeletal disorders and long-term sickness absence. However, prospective studies on the association between muscle strength and future musculoskeletal disorders and long-term sickness absence are few and show contrasting results. AIMS To investigate the association between low muscle strength and future musculoskeleta...

Neurons Predict the Future ?

, 227a (2002); 295 Science et al. Pieter R. Roelfsema, Do Neurons Predict the Future? www.sciencemag.org (this information is current as of April 14, 2008 ): The following resources related to this article are available online at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/295/5553/227a version of this article at: including high-resolution figures, can be found in the online Updated information ...