Applications of the H-reflex in kinesiology: a systematic review

• Authors: Agnieszka Gajos , Sławomir Kujawski , Małgorzata Gajos , Żaneta Chatys , Piotr Bogacki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Study aim: discussion of applications of H-reflex in kinesiology.Material and methods: used keywords H-reflex, Hoffmann reflex, kinesiology, EMG, biomechanics, orthopaedics, rehabilitation, and sports medicine to search EBSCO database. Used subsequent results to analyse clinical trials and to review articles.Results: in many studies, authors describe the role of examining H-reflex in biomechanics, orthopaedics, rehabilitation, and sports medicine.Conclusions: the H-reflex seems to be useful for examining progress in orthopaedic and physiotherapy treatment, as well as for analysing aspects of biomechanics. However, it seems that the H-reflex has limitations as a tool for examining training progress in strength athletes, and is not the most efficient in endurance athletes.

Keywords

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H-reflex ; Hoffmann reflex ; Kinesiology ; EMG ; Resistance training

• Publisher: Versita
• Journal: Biomedical Human Kinetics
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 1

Dates

online

11 - 12 - 2014

Contributors

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Agnieszka Gajos

• Nicolaus Copernicus University Collegium Medicum, Institute of Medicine, Bydgoszcz, Poland

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Sławomir Kujawski

• Nicolaus Copernicus University, Cognitive Science, Torun, Poland

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Małgorzata Gajos

• Nicolaus Copernicus University Collegium Medicum, Physioteraphy, Bydgoszcz, Poland

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Żaneta Chatys

• Nicolaus Copernicus University Collegium Medicum, Institute of Medicine, Bydgoszcz, Poland

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Piotr Bogacki

• Nicolaus Copernicus University Collegium Medicum, Institute of Medicine, Bydgoszcz, Poland

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DOI

10.2478/bhk-2014-0017