Attenuation of muscle spindle firing with artificially increased series compliance during stretch of relaxed muscle
E. M. Abbott, J. D. Stephens, S. N. Simha, L. Wood, P. Nardelli, T. C. Cope, L. H. Ting, G. S. Sawicki
This study investigates how increased tendon compliance affects muscle spindle firing during different stretch types and finds that firing rates are generally reduced but not fully explained by fascicle length and velocity.
bioRxiv · May 8, 2023Physiology