The effects of experimental knee pain on lower limb corticospinal and motor cortex excitability

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2015
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Rice, DA
Graven-Nielsen, T
Lewis, GN
McNair, PJ
Dalbeth, N
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BioMed Central
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Notable weakness of the quadriceps muscles is typically observed as a consequence of knee joint arthritis, knee surgery and knee injury. This is partly due to ongoing neural inhibition that prevents the central nervous system from fully activating the quadriceps, a process known as arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI). To investigate the mechanisms underlying AMI, this study explored the effects of experimental knee pain on lower limb corticospinal and motor cortex excitability.

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Arthritis Research & Therapy (2015) 17:204 DOI 10.1186/s13075-015-0724-0
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