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J Neurophysiol 89: 648-656, 2003; doi:10.1152/jn.00403.2002
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J Neurophysiol (February 1, 2003). 10.1152/jn.00403.2002
Submitted on Submitted 30 May 2002; accepted in final form 30 September 2002

TRANSLATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY

Progressive Adaptation of the Soleus H-Reflex With Daily Training at Walking Backward

Cyril Schneider and Charles Capaday

Department of Anatomy and Physiology, CRULRG Brain and Movement Laboratory, Québec City, Quebec G1J 2G3, Canada

Schneider, Cyril and Charles Capaday. Progressive Adaptation of the Soleus H-Reflex With Daily Training at Walking Backward. J. Neurophysiol. 89: 648-656, 2003. When untrained subjects walk backward on a treadmill the amplitude of the soleus H-reflex in midswing is equal to or exceeds the value in stance. This is a surprising result because during the swing phase of backward walking the soleus is inactive and its antagonist, the tibialis anterior, is active. We suggested that the high amplitude of the soleus H-reflex in late swing reflects task uncertainties, such as estimating the moment of foot contact with the ground and losing balance. In support of this idea we show that when untrained subjects held on to handrails the unexpected high-amplitude H-reflex during midswing was no longer present. We therefore asked whether daily training at this task without grasping the handrails would adaptively modify the H-reflex modulation pattern. In this event, within 10 days of training for 15 min daily, the anticipatory reflex activity at the beginning of training was gradually abated as the subjects reported gaining confidence at the task. However, when adapted subjects were made to walk backward with their eyes shut, the anticipatory reflex activity in midswing returned immediately. The reflex changes as a result of training were not due to changes in the motor activity or kinematics; they are likely part of the motor program controlling backward walking. This adaptive phenomenon may prove to be a useful model for studying the neural mechanisms of motor learning and adaptive plasticity in humans and may be relevant to rehabilitation programs for neurological patients.




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