How did the bodies of animals, including ours, become such fine-tuned movement machines? How vertebrates coordinate the ...

This was to test the stretch reflexes in your spinal cord, which resist muscle stretching to give you muscle tone to hold your body up against gravity for example, fast corrections after tripping.

This was to test the stretch reflexes in your spinal cord, which resist muscle stretching to give you muscle tone to hold your body up against gravity for example, fast corrections after tripping.

This response generated by the spinal cord is called a 'stretch reflex,' and has previously been thought to be very limited in terms of how it helps movement.

This response generated by the spinal cord is called a 'stretch reflex,' and has previously been thought to be very limited in terms of how it helps movement.

We often think of our brains as being at the centre of complex motor function and control, but how 'smart' is your spinal cord? Skip to content. Menu. Medical Home Life Sciences Home.

Understanding the effects and mechanisms of spinal manipulation will help identify treatment strategies for patients with chronic lower back pain. News & Perspective Drugs & Diseases ...

Reflex control could improve walking after incomplete spinal injuries Date: February 5, 2013 Source: NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ...

Circuits which travel down the length of our spine control things like the pain reflex in humans and some motor-control functions in animals. Now, new research from Western has shown that the spinal ...