The effect of intermittent theta burst stimulation on corticomotor excitability of the biceps brachii in nonimpaired individuals.

ABSTRACT: Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) is a form of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) that can increase corticomotor excitability in distal upper limb muscles, but the effect on the more proximal biceps is unknown. The study objective was to determine the effect of iTBS on corticomotor excitability of the biceps brachii in non-impaired individuals. Ten individuals completed three sessions, and an additional ten individuals completed one session in a secondary study; each session included sham and active iTBS. Resting and active motor thresholds (RMT, AMT) were determined prior to sham and active iTBS. Motor evoked potentials (MEPs) in response to single pulse TMS served as our measure of corticomotor excitability. In our primary cohort, MEPs were recorded with biphasi

SUBMITTER: Mittal N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8572155 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature