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NCT ID: NCT05269602 Completed - Radiculopathy Clinical Trials

The Diagnostic Role of Adding the Hoffman Reflex Study for L5 Radiculopathy in the Electrodiagnostic Laboratory

Start date: December 1, 2017
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Study type: Observational

The H-reflex is one of the most popular topics in reflexology and one of the late responses involved in routine nerve conduction studies in the electromyography (EMG) laboratory. The H-reflex is generally recorded from the gastrocnemius-soleus muscles (tibial H-reflex) by stimulating the tibial nerve in the lower extremity. Tibial H-reflex is a sensitive measurement for examining S1 radiculopathy. Although there are plenty of studies related to the Soleus muscle registered H-reflex in S1 radiculopathy in the literature, there is no study in which the H-reflex is used in L5 muscles in diagnosing L5 radiculopathies. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the H-reflex by using a different method in the distinction between L5 and S1 radiculopathies.