Abstract:Abstract. [Purpose] This study investigated whether afferent signals from ankle articular receptors affect the reflexive activity of the soleus muscle of participants while standing upright.[Methods] The subjects, 14 male healthy adults, stood in an upright position on an electric tilting table. Vibrations (about 90 Hz) were applied to the medial and lateral malleolus of the pivot leg (left leg of all subjects), and for the control condition the vibrators were turned off. The maximum M, H and medium latency r… Show more
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