Cutaneous inputs from the back abolish locomotor-like activity and reduce spastic-like activity in the adult cat following complete spinal cord injury

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6018670	Experimental Neurology	2012	11 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº Pinching the skin of chronic spinal cats abolished locomotor-like activity. âº Pinching the skin abolished rhythmic activity during reflex testing. âº Locomotion and clonus could be produced by shared pattern generators.

Keywords

semitendinosus lateral gastrocnemius TIB CPGs Tibialis Anterior motor threshold Spinal cord injury Spasticity EMG electromyography standard deviation Tibial Locomotion Spinal reflexes Sol Soleus sci Cutaneous Central Pattern Generator Central pattern generators Clonus