Increased short interval intracortical inhibition in participants with previous hamstring strain injury

R Buhmann, GS Trajano, GK Kerr, AJ Shield - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Cortical mechanisms may contribute to weakness in participants with previous
hamstring strain injury. This study aims to examine intra-cortical inhibition (SICI) and …

Reduced short-interval intracortical inhibition after eccentric muscle damage in human elbow flexor muscles

BM Pitman, JG Semmler - Journal of Applied Physiology, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
The purpose of this study was to use paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to
examine the effect of eccentric exercise on short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) after …

Effect of paired-pulse stimulus parameters on the two phases of short interval intracortical inhibition in the quadriceps muscle group

C Krishnan - Restorative neurology and neuroscience, 2019 - content.iospress.com
Background: Short interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) is commonly used to assess
inhibition in the motor cortex and is known to be affected by the paired-pulse stimulus …

Short-interval intracortical inhibition of the biceps brachii in chronic-resistance versus non-resistance-trained individuals

B Lahouti, EJ Lockyer, S Wiseman, KE Power… - Experimental brain …, 2019 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of chronic resistance training on
corticospinal excitability and short intracortical inhibition of the biceps brachii. Eight chronic …

Greater intracortical inhibition associates with lower quadriceps voluntary activation in individuals with ACL reconstruction

BA Luc-Harkey, MS Harkey, DN Pamukoff… - Experimental brain …, 2017 - Springer
Decreased voluntary activation contributes to quadriceps weakness following anterior
cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Alterations in neural excitability are likely …

Investigating the effects of muscle contraction and conditioning stimulus intensity on short‐interval intracortical inhibition

AM Hendy, MM Ekblom, C Latella… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A reduction in short‐interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) has been shown to accompany
acute or chronic resistance exercise; however, little is known about how SICI is modulated …

Short‐interval intracortical inhibition in knee extensors during locomotor cycling

SK Sidhu, AG Cresswell, TJ Carroll - Acta physiologica, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Short‐interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) can provide information on changes in
cortical responsiveness during voluntary contractions. It is, however, unknown whether the …

Is neuromuscular inhibition detectable in elite footballers during the Nordic hamstring exercise?

L Blandford, N Theis, I Charvet, R Mahaffey - Clinical Biomechanics, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The presence of neuromuscular inhibition following injury may explain the high
incidence of biceps femoris injury recurrence in elite (soccer) footballers. This phenomenon …

Short-interval intracortical inhibition to the biceps brachii is present during arm cycling but is not different than a position-and intensity-matched tonic contraction

LR Alcock, AJ Spence, EJ Lockyer, DC Button… - Experimental brain …, 2019 - Springer
We have previously shown that supraspinal excitability is higher during arm cycling than a
position-and intensity-matched tonic contraction. The present study sought to determine if …

Interhemispheric inhibition to the biceps brachii during arm cycling

RJ Benson, EJ Lockyer, CT Compton… - Applied Physiology …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
This is the first demonstration of interhemispheric inhibition (IHI) during a locomotor output,
arm cycling. IHI was quantified by assessing the depth of the ipsilateral silent period (iSP) …