title: The effects of cervical traction on the soleus h reflex in stroke patients.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cervical traction on the soleus H reflex amplitude in stroke patients. Cervical traction with intensity of 3 kgw was performed on six stroke patients. The soleus H reflex was evoked before, during, and after the cervical traction. All subjects showed smaller H reflex amplitudes in the second and third minutes after traction than before the traction. The results suggested that cervical traction with intensity of 3 kgw inhibited the soleus H reflex amplitude several minutes after traction in stroke patients.
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy for Hakone National Hospital, Kanagawa 250-0032, Japan.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Hiraoka
keywords: H reflex; cervical traction; stroke