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Assessing shoulder muscle stretch reflexes following breast cancer treatment and postmastectomy breast reconstruction

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Shoulder muscle stretch reflexes may be impacted following postmastectomy breast reconstruction and chemoradiation. Here, we examined short- and long-latency shoulder muscle stretch reflexes in two experiments following common breast reconstruction procedures and chemoradiation. We show impairments in pectoralis major stretch reflexes following postmastectomy breast reconstruction and pectoralis major and deltoid muscle stretch reflexes following chemoradiation. These findings indicate that breast cancer treatments alter the regulation of shoulder muscle stretch reflexes.

Source: Journal of Neurophysiology

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00081.2022

Authors: Tea Lulic-Kuryllo, Joshua M. Leonardis, Adeyiza O. Momoh, David B. Lipps

Institutions: University of Michigan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Language: English

Topic: Muscle activation and electromyography studies

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: American Cancer Society, Susan G. Komen, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development