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16.02.2024 | Research Article

Soleus H-reflex amplitude modulation during walking remains physiological during transspinal stimulation in humans

verfasst von: Abdullah M. Sayed Ahmad, Meghan Raphael, Jessy Feng Han, Yoseph Ahmed, Mohamed Moustafa, Shammah K. Solomon, Andreas Skiadopoulos, Maria Knikou

Erschienen in: Experimental Brain Research | Ausgabe 6/2024

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Abstract

The soleus H-reflex modulation pattern was investigated during stepping following transspinal stimulation over the thoracolumbar region at 15, 30, and 50 Hz with 10 kHz carry-over frequency above and below the paresthesia threshold. The soleus H-reflex was elicited by posterior tibial nerve stimulation with a single 1 ms pulse at an intensity that the M-wave amplitudes ranged from 0 to 15% of the maximal M-wave evoked 80 ms after the test stimulus, and the soleus H-reflex was half the size of the maximal H-reflex evoked on the ascending portion of the recruitment curve. During treadmill walking, the soleus H-reflex was elicited every 2 or 3 steps, and stimuli were randomly dispersed across the step cycle which was divided in 16 equal bins. For each subject and condition, the soleus M-wave and H-reflex were normalized to the maximal M-wave. The soleus background electromyographic (EMG) activity was estimated as the linear envelope for 50 ms duration starting at 100 ms before posterior tibial nerve stimulation for each bin. The gain was determined as the slope of the relationship between the soleus H-reflex and the soleus background EMG activity. The soleus H-reflex phase-dependent amplitude modulation remained unaltered during transspinal stimulation, regardless frequency, or intensity. Similarly, the H-reflex slope and intercept remained the same for all transspinal stimulation conditions tested. Locomotor EMG activity was increased in knee extensor muscles during transspinal stimulation at 30 and 50 Hz throughout the step cycle while no effects were observed in flexor muscles. These findings suggest that transspinal stimulation above and below the paresthesia threshold at 15, 30, and 50 Hz does not block or impair spinal integration of proprioceptive inputs and increases activity of thigh muscles that affect both hip and knee joint movement. Transspinal stimulation may serve as a neurorecovery strategy to augment standing or walking ability in upper motoneuron lesions.

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Titel: Soleus H-reflex amplitude modulation during walking remains physiological during transspinal stimulation in humans
verfasst von: Abdullah M. Sayed Ahmad
Meghan Raphael
Jessy Feng Han
Yoseph Ahmed
Mohamed Moustafa
Shammah K. Solomon
Andreas Skiadopoulos
Maria Knikou
Publikationsdatum: 16.02.2024
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Experimental Brain Research / Ausgabe 6/2024
Print ISSN: 0014-4819
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1106
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-024-06779-x

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