Author/Editor		Shehab, Dia; Butinar, Dušan
Title		Pronator teres reflex: reliability and normal value
Type		članek
Source		Am J Phys Med Rehabil
Vol. and No.		Letnik 75, št. 5
Publication year		1996
Volume		str. 328-31
Language		eng
Abstract		The pronator reflex has been used clinically and electrophysiologically to evaluate the sixth and seventh cervical roots (C-6, C-7). This has been proven to be the result of stretching the pronator teres muscle. We examined 25 healthy individuals with surface electromyogram to establish electrophysiologically the reproducibility and reliability of this reflex, in addition to finding the 95 percent confidence interval (C.I.) for the latency for both males and females and to correlate it with the arm length. Standard procedure was used for all people. To elicit the pronator teres reflex, the volar report of the distal radius was struck by the hammer with the forearm in neutral position and the elbow flexed at 90 degrees. The response was pronation of the forearm. A reproducible diphasic response was found in all individuals. The mean latency was 15.9 (+/-1.3) ms with the 95 percent C.I. 16.8 for females and 17.4 (+/- 1.4) ms with the 95 percent C.I. 18.7 for males. The data were collected to be used for further evaluation of C-6, C-7 radiculopathy.
Descriptors		ARM PRONATION REFLEX ADULT ELECTRODES ELECTROMYOGRAPHY ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MIDDLE AGE REFERENCE VALUES REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS