Post-activation potentiation versus post-activation performance enhancement in humans: historical perspective, underlying mechanisms, and current issues

AJ Blazevich, N Babault - Frontiers in physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Post-activation potentiation (PAP) is a well-described phenomenon with a short half-life (~
28 s) that enhances muscle force production at submaximal levels of calcium saturation (ie …

The contemporary model of vertebral column joint dysfunction and impact of high-velocity, low-amplitude controlled vertebral thrusts on neuromuscular function

H Haavik, N Kumari, K Holt, IK Niazi, I Amjad… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose There is growing evidence that vertebral column function and dysfunction play a
vital role in neuromuscular control. This invited review summarises the evidence about how …

Normalization of EMG signals: to normalize or not to normalize and what to normalize to

M Halaki, K Ginn - … in electromyography analysis-a perspective on …, 2012 - books.google.com
Electromyography (EMG) has been around since the 1600s [1]. It is a tool used to measure
the action potentials of motor units in muscles [2]. The EMG electrodes are like little …

Revisiting the use of Hoffmann reflex in motor control research on humans

A Theodosiadou, M Henry, J Duchateau… - European journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Research in movement science aims at unravelling mechanisms and designing methods for
restoring and maximizing human functional capacity, and many techniques provide access …

Soleus H-reflex and its relation to static postural control

YS Chen, S Zhou - Gait & posture, 2011 - Elsevier
The Hoffmann reflex (H-reflex) test has been extensively used to investigate the
responsiveness of Ia afferent spinal loop in animal and human studies. The H-reflex …

The effects of a single session of spinal manipulation on strength and cortical drive in athletes

TL Christiansen, IK Niazi, K Holt… - European journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose The primary purpose of this study was to investigate whether a single session of
spinal manipulation (SM) increases strength and cortical drive in the lower limb (soleus …

Body position influences which neural structures are recruited by lumbar transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation

SM Danner, M Krenn, US Hofstoetter, A Toth, W Mayr… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Transcutaneous stimulation of the human lumbosacral spinal cord is used to evoke spinal
reflexes and to neuromodulate altered sensorimotor function following spinal cord injury …

Effects of short-term training combining strength and balance exercises on maximal strength and upright standing steadiness in elderly adults

F Penzer, J Duchateau, S Baudry - Experimental gerontology, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of two training programmes of 6 weeks combining
strength and balance exercises in different proportions. One training programme [n= 10; …

Changes in H-reflex and V-waves following spinal manipulation

IK Niazi, KS Türker, S Flavel, M Kinget, J Duehr… - Experimental brain …, 2015 - Springer
This study investigates whether spinal manipulation leads to neural plastic changes
involving cortical drive and the H-reflex pathway. Soleus evoked V-wave, H-reflex, and M …

Activation timing of soleus and tibialis anterior muscles during sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit in post-stroke vs. healthy subjects

A Silva, ASP Sousa, R Pinheiro, J Ferraz… - … & motor research, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction. Sit-to-stand (SitTS) and stand-to-sit (StandTS) are very important functional
tasks that become compromised in stroke patients. As in other voluntary movements, they …