Comparison of the reticulospinal drive to lumbar erector spinae muscles in postural and voluntary tasks using the StartReact paradigm
For the first time, a StartReact effect of back muscles was demonstrated during a voluntary task and was shown to be similar to that observed in a postural task. Therefore, these results suggest a contribution of the reticulospinal tract in the postural and voluntary control of back muscles in humans.
Authors
- Andréanne Sharp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8483-6961)
- Hugo Massé‐Alarie
- Shin‐Yi Chiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4200-5243)
- Amira Chérif
- Janie Provencher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5360-3911)
- Philippe Fournier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2423-3434)
- Mikaël Desmons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2851-4685)
- Edith Elgueta Cancino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4439-7305)
- Jean Pouliot
Institutions
- Universidad Andrés Bello (CL)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (CA)
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation (CA)
- Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
- Université de Limoges (FR)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
- Neuroscience Research Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1648245
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada