Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Neurology Report
Publication Date
1995
Volume
19
Issue
2
Disciplines
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Abstract
Spasticity and excessive muscular cocontraction during movement are common impairments following upper motor neuron (UMN) lesions. For example, during voluntary ankle dorsiflexion, individuals with spastic type cerebral palsy (CP) do not inhibit the antagonist triceps surae motoneuron pool.
Recommended Citation
Leonard, Charles; Diedrich, P. M.; Matsumoto, T.; and Kerr, G., "Afferent Convergence from Divergent Sources Appears to Enhance the Spastic Patient's Ability to Inhibit Antagonist Motoneurons During an Agonist Contraction" (1995). Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Faculty Publications. 8.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/ptrs_pubs/8