Soleus H-reflex modulation in cerebral palsy and its relationship with neural control complexity: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) display motor control patterns that suggest decreased supraspinal input, but it remains unknown if they are able to modulate lower-limb reflexes in response to more complex tasks, or whether global motor control patterns relate to reflex modulation capacity in this population. Eight ambulatory individuals with CP (12-18 years old) were recruited to complete a task complexity protocol, where soleus H-reflex excitability was compared between bilateral (baseline) and unilateral (complex) standing. We also investigated the relationship between each participant's ability to modulate soleus H-reflex excitability and the complexity of their walking neural control pattern determined from muscle synergy analysis. Finally, six of the eight participants completed

SUBMITTER: Conner BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10072969 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature