Response characteristics of cutaneous mechanoreceptors to vibratory stimuli in human glabrous skin

Toma, Shinobu; Nakajima, Yoshio

doi:10.1016/0304-3940(95)11776-s

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“…We have shown that damping is effective as segmental muscle activity and accelerations decrease as the distance from the platform increases (Pollock et al 2010). The vibration frequency we used is most likely to influence slowly adapting receptors (Lundstrom 1986;Talbot et al 1968) although Meissner corpuscles also respond to lower frequencies (Toma and Nakajima 1995;Bensmaïa et al 2005). The reductions observed may be due to a desensitisation of Meissner corpuscles and Merkel's cell that occurs after low frequency vibration (Bensmaïa et al 2005).…”

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The effects of whole body vibration on balance, joint position sense and cutaneous sensation

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Whole body vibration (WBV) may enhance muscular strength and power but little is known about its influence on sensory-motor function. Vibration of a single muscle or tendon affects the afferent system in a manner that depends on amplitude and frequency. WBV stimulates many muscle groups simultaneously and the frequencies and amplitudes used are different from many of the studies on single musculotendinous units. We investigated the effects of WBV at two amplitudes on balance, joint position sense (JPS) and cutaneous sensation in young healthy subjects. Eighteen adults (24.3 ± 1.5 years, 15 females) were assessed before WBV (five 1 min bouts, 30 Hz) then immediately, 15 and 30 min afterwards. Two amplitudes (4 and 8 mm peak to peak) were investigated on different occasions. Standing balance was assessed with feet together and eyes closed, and standing on one leg with eyes open and closed. JPS at the knee and ankle was assessed by repositioning tasks while cutaneous sensation was recorded from six sites in the lower limb using pressure aesthesiometry. Neither amplitude affected JPS (P > 0.05). There were minimal effects on balance only in the vertical plane and only 30 min after WBV (P < 0.05). Low amplitude vibration only reduced sensation at the foot and ankle immediately after WBV (P < 0.008). High amplitude vibration impaired sensation at the foot, ankle and posterior shank for the entire test period (P < 0.008). In young healthy individuals WBV did not affect JPS or static balance, but reduced cutaneous sensation. These data may have implications for older and clinical populations with compromised postural control.

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“…The current study used the technique of hypothermia-induced anesthesia in order to induce targeted effects on the cutaneous receptors of the foot sole specifically (Magnusson et al 1990;McKeon and Hertel 2007;Asai et al 1990). It has been proposed that the use of ice primarily affects Merkel cells and Ruffini endings, which are believed to act as the end-organ receptors for slowly adapting cutaneous afferents (Toma and Nakajima 1995;Vallbo and Johansson 1984). These receptors have been proposed to contribute considerably to stationary balance and postural regulation, as this type of activity generally involves movements at frequencies below 5 Hz (Perry et al 2000).…”

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Reduced input from foot sole skin through cooling differentially modulates the short latency and medium latency vestibular reflex responses to galvanic vestibular stimulation

2012

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Sensory afferent information from the skin of the foot sole and information from the vestibular system converge within the central nervous system; however, their mode of interaction remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of reduced cutaneous foot sole information on the ability of the vestibular system to evoke short latency (SL) and medium latency (ML) lower limb muscle reflex responses. Galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS; bipolar; binaural; 25 ms; 2 mA square-wave pulse) was applied to standing human subjects (four women, eight men, average age 21.1 ± 3.0 years) both before and after cooling the foot soles in 1°C ice water (15 min initially, followed by 5 min between blocks of 200 GVS pulses). Changes in soleus reflex amplitude were examined. Following ice water immersion, there was a 35.16% increase in the size of the ML response in the soleus muscle when expressed as a percentage of pre-stimulus electromyographic (EMG) activity (control 26.48 ± 4.91%; ice 36.16 ± 6.52%) with no change in size of the SL response (control 7.42 ± 1.12%; ice 8.72 ± 1.10%). These results support the previously proposed dissociation of the SL and ML responses with respect to their circuitry and functions. The results also suggest a greater role for cutaneous-vestibular interaction in the modulation of the ML than the SL response and at a location prior to the motoneuron pool.

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“…The test person sat on a chair with their feet on the footrest and 90° knee flexion, and the right foot was placed onto the probe. Vibration frequency was chosen to be 30 Hz, a frequency which primarily innervates FA I cutaneous afferents (Johansson et al, 1982, Toma and Nakajima, 1995). This frequency is commonly used to test the vibration perception of Meissner Corpuscles in plantar sensory measurements (Nurse and Nigg, 1999, Peters et al, 2016).…”

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Subliminal electrical and mechanical stimulation does not improve foot sensitivity in healthy elderly subjects

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Niklaus

Karger

et al. 2018

Clinical Neurophysiology Practice

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Response characteristics of cutaneous mechanoreceptors to vibratory stimuli in human glabrous skin

Cited by 31 publications

References 12 publications

The effects of whole body vibration on balance, joint position sense and cutaneous sensation

The effects of whole body vibration on balance, joint position sense and cutaneous sensation

Reduced input from foot sole skin through cooling differentially modulates the short latency and medium latency vestibular reflex responses to galvanic vestibular stimulation

Subliminal electrical and mechanical stimulation does not improve foot sensitivity in healthy elderly subjects

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