Evidence for a human spinal stepping generator

Flexion reflexes elicited by surface stimulation in spinal cord-injured man have been used to provide limb flexion in gait restoration. In this study, the pattern of the flexion reflexes observed in one subject supports the theory that a spinal stepping generator exists in man.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Brain research 1995-07, Vol.684 (2), p.230-232
Hauptverfasser:	Joyce Nicol, D., Granat, Malcolm H., Baxendale, Ronald H., Tuson, Sally J.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic Adult Biological and medical sciences Electric Stimulation Female Flexion reflex Functional electrical stimulation Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gait Hip - physiology Humans Motor control and motor pathways. Reflexes. Control centers of vegetative functions. Vestibular system and equilibration Peroneal Nerve - physiology Reflex Spinal Cord Injuries - therapy Spinal cord injury Stepping generator Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
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Zusammenfassung:	Flexion reflexes elicited by surface stimulation in spinal cord-injured man have been used to provide limb flexion in gait restoration. In this study, the pattern of the flexion reflexes observed in one subject supports the theory that a spinal stepping generator exists in man.
ISSN:	0006-8993 1872-6240
DOI:	10.1016/0006-8993(95)00470-B