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How your nervous system communicates with your muscles to prevent injuries
02:45 - 17:37 (14:51)
This podcast discusses two mechanisms by which your nervous system communicates with your muscles to prevent injuries. Motor neurons contract muscles while sensory neurons sense stretch within the muscles and send electrical signals to the spinal cord to activate motor neurons if a muscle is elongating too much to prevent injury.
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ChapterHow your nervous system communicates with your muscles to prevent injuries
EpisodeImprove Flexibility with Research-Supported Stretching Protocols
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07:40 - 14:28 (06:48)
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ChapterHow your nervous system communicates with your muscles to prevent injuries
EpisodeImprove Flexibility with Research-Supported Stretching Protocols
PodcastHuberman Lab
The stretch reflex is a mechanism that causes the contraction of a muscle to prevent overstretching and potential injury.
14:28 - 17:37 (03:09)
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The stretch reflex is a mechanism that causes the contraction of a muscle to prevent overstretching and potential injury. It works through activation of sensory neurons within the muscle that send signals to the spinal cord and trigger a contraction in response to excessive stretching.