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Article: Changes in muscle spindle firing in response to length changes of neighboring muscles.

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Smilde HA; Vincent JA; Baan GC; Nardelli P; Lodder JC; Mansvelder HD; Cope TC; Maas H
J. Neurophysiol., 2016


Table 1.

Muscle spindle firing and tendon force parameters measured before and during RHRs of the agonistic muscle with the synergistic muscle at Lref

Parameters at LrefSoleus, n = 16Lateral Gastrocnemius, n = 13
Classification9 IA, 2 II, 5 NC6 IA, 3 II, 4 NC
Proximo-distal position5 d, 8 d/m, 0 m, 1 p/m, 2 p5 d, 0 d/m, 3 m, 1 p/m, 1 p
Axonal conductional delays, ms1.6 ± 0.21.8 ± 0.2
Force threshold, N0.25 ± 0.130.23 ± 0.098
Length threshold, mm0.46 ± 0.390.40 ± 0.34
Ramp slope, pps/s1023 ± 312905 ± 439
Dynamic index, pps128 ± 43113 ± 23
Peak frequency, pps163 ± 52171 ± 30
Static index, pps35 ± 2458 ± 36
Preramp force agonist, N0.07 ± 0.050.05 ± 0.05
Max ramp force agonist, N0.6 ± 0.31.7 ± 1.2
  • n, number of afferents; NC, not classified; positions: d, distal; m, middle; p, proximal. Values are means ± SD.


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