Lack of on-going adaptations in the soleus muscle activity during walking in patients affected by large-fiber neuropathy

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Mazzaro, Nazarena, Grey, Michael J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3216-3272, Sinkjaer, Thomas, Andersen, Jacob Buus, Pareyson, Davide and Schieppati, Marco (2005) Lack of on-going adaptations in the soleus muscle activity during walking in patients affected by large-fiber neuropathy. Journal of Neurophysiology, 93 (6). pp. 3075-3085. ISSN 0022-3077

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of feedback from large-diameter sensory fibers to the adaptation of soleus muscle activity after small ankle trajectory modifications during human walking. Small-amplitude and slow-velocity ankle dorsiflexion enhancements and reductions were applied during the stance phase of the gait cycle to mimic the normal variability of the ankle trajectory during walking. Patients with demyelination of large sensory fibers (Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A and antibodies to myelin-associated glycoprotein neuropathy) and age-matched controls participated in this study. The patients had absent light-touch sense in the toes and feet and absent quadriceps and Achilles tendon reflexes, indicating functional loss of large sensory fibers. Moreover, their soleus stretch reflex response consisted of a single electromyographic (EMG) burst with delayed onset and longer duration (P < 0.01) than the short- and medium-latency reflex responses observed in healthy subjects. In healthy subjects, the soleus EMG gradually increased or decreased when the ankle dorsiflexion was, respectively, enhanced or reduced. In the patients, the soleus EMG increased during the dorsiflexion enhancements; however, the velocity sensitivity of this response was decreased compared with the healthy volunteers. When the dorsiflexion was reduced, the soleus EMG was unchanged. These results indicate that the enhancement of the soleus EMG is mainly sensitive to feedback from primary and secondary muscle spindle afferents and that the reduction may be mediated by feedback from the group Ib pathways. This study provides evidence for the role of sensory feedback in the continuous adaptation of the soleus activity during the stance phase of human walking.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Rehabilitation
Related URLs:	http://jn.physiology.org/content/93/6/30...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	27 Jun 2017 05:07
Last Modified:	31 Jan 2024 02:15
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/63872
DOI:	10.1152/jn.01071.2004

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