An attempt to explain the Vojta therapy mechanism of action using the surface polyelectromyography in healthy subjects: A pilot study

Rehabilitation according to Vojta is a neurophysiological method used to obtain reflex responses in muscles following stimulation of particular activation zones. This study aims to objectively evaluate the muscular responses following stimulation according to Vojta's method. The possible routes...

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Published in:Journal of bodywork and movement therapies 2018-04, Vol.22 (2), p.287-292
Main Authors: Gajewska, Ewa, Huber, Juliusz, Kulczyk, Aleksandra, Lipiec, Joanna, Sobieska, Magdalena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acromion - physiology
Adult
Electromyography
Female
Femur - physiology
Humans
Long propriospinal neurons
Lower Extremity - physiology
Male
Muscle Contraction - physiology
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
Physical Therapy Modalities
Pilot Projects
Vojta method
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Summary:Rehabilitation according to Vojta is a neurophysiological method used to obtain reflex responses in muscles following stimulation of particular activation zones. This study aims to objectively evaluate the muscular responses following stimulation according to Vojta's method. The possible routes of spinal transmission responsible for the phenomenon of muscle activation in upper and lower extremities are considered. Polyelectromyographic (pEMG) recordings in the upper and lower extremities in healthy volunteers (N = 25; aged 24 ± 1 year) were performed to find out the possible routes of spinal transmission, responsible for muscle activation. The left acromion and right femoral epicondyle were stimulated by a Vojta therapist; pEMG recordings were made including the bilateral deltoid and rectus femoris muscles. Following acromion stimulation, muscle activation was mostly expressed in the contralateral rectus femoris, rather than the contralateral deltoid and the ipsilateral rectus femoris muscles. After stimulation of the lower femoral epicondyle, the following order was observed: contra lateral deltoid, ipsilateral deltoid and the contra lateral rectus femoris muscle. One of the candidates responsible for the main crossed neural transmission involved in the Vojta therapy mechanism would be the long propriospinal tract neurons.
ISSN:1360-8592
1532-9283
DOI:10.1016/j.jbmt.2017.07.002