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Hiroaki Hirose1, Toshiaki Suzuki2, Tomoaki Shimada3

  • 1Department of Physical Therapy, Kansai Vocational College of Medicine, Osaka 558-0011, Japan.

Journal of the Japanese Physical Therapy Association = Rigaku Ryoho
|March 21, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES) of the flexor hallucis brevis (FHB) reduced spinal motor neuron excitability in healthy subjects. This effect, measured by F-wave amplitude, persisted for at least 30 minutes post-stimulation.

Keywords:
F-wavespinal motor neuron functiontranscutaneous electrical stimulation (TES)

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