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REB SOP 007 - Assessment of the Level of Motor Neuron Excitation using the Hoffman-Reflex

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The Hoffmann-Reflex (H-reflex) is an artificial representation of the mechanically induced stretch reflex and can be utilized to test the excitability of the alpha motor neuron pool in the spinal cord. 

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