Why the study?
Does passive muscle stretch evoke an increase in muscle sympathetic nerve activity in young healthy individuals?
Does passive muscle stretch evoke an increase in muscle sympathetic nerve activity in young healthy individuals?
Isolated stimulation of mechanoreceptors via passive muscle stretch elicits a measurable but small and transient increase in muscle sympathetic nerve activity.
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Transient MSNA rise with passive stretch supports mechanoreceptor contribution to sympathetic control; leaves open relevance in disease or exercise.
Cui et al. (2006) studied this question.
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