Publications by authors named "M Solomonow"

Introduction: The relationship between output force and motor command depends on the intrinsic dynamic responses of motor units (MUs), which can be characterized by evoking accurate sinusoidal force responses at different frequencies. In this study we sought to determine whether sinusoidal modulation of the stimulation rate of single MUs results in reliable sinusoidal force changes.

Methods: Single axons of rat ventral roots were stimulated electrically by changing the pulse rate sinusoidally at different frequency modulation (0.

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Purpose: Repetitive Lumbar Injury (RLI) is common in individuals engaged in long term performance of repetitive occupational/sports activities with the spine. The triggering source of the disorder, tissues involved in the failure and biomechanical, neuromuscular, and biological processes active in the initiation and development of the disorder, are not known. The purpose is, therefore, to test, using in-vivo feline model and healthy human subjects, the hypothesis that RLI due to prolonged exposure to repetitive lumbar flexion-extension is triggered by an acute inflammation in the viscoelastic tissues and is characterized by lingering residual creep, pronounced changes in neuromuscular control and transient changes in lumbar stability.

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