Muscle Tone Physiology and Abnormalities

Muscle Tone Physiology and Abnormalities

The simple definition of tone as the resistance to passive stretch is physiologically a complex interlaced network encompassing neural circuits in the brain, spinal cord, and muscle spindle. Disorders of muscle tone can arise from dysfunction in these pathways and manifest as hypertonia or hypotonia...

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Main Authors: Jacky Ganguly, Dinkar Kulshreshtha, Mohammed Almotiri, Mandar Jog
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
spasticity
rigidity
dystonia
paratonia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/4/282

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