Journal: Experimental Brain Research
Article Title: Reflex control of ipsilateral and contralateral paraspinal muscles
doi: 10.1007/s00221-012-3032-9
Figure Lengend Snippet: Paraspinal muscles tapped and recorded from. The points at which the taps were applied are indicated by crosses, and the position of the surface electrodes to detect EMG by pairs of black circles . Taps were applied at the lateral cross to stretch the iliocostalis lumborum muscle (iliocostalis lumborum), and at the cross near the midline to stretch the lumbar multifidus muscle (lumbar multifidus). The laterally placed electrode detects activity from iliocostalis lumborum and those nearer the midline to detect activity from lumbar multifidus. For ease of presentation, the points tapped and the electrodes are positioned on one side only, but for all experiments, both sides were tapped and recorded from
Article Snippet: EMG was recorded via self-adhesive surface electrodes (Medicotest blue sensor) positioned with an inter-electrode distance of 2 cm.
Techniques: Muscles, Activity Assay