Muscle Interaction and Reciprocal Inhibition Part 2 by Mel Siff

Here continues the information on reciprocal inhibition and muscle interaction from Basmajian (“Muscles Alive”). ————— PART 2 Silent Period and Reciprocal Inhibition The “silent period” of muscle is the period of cessation of activity which occurs when a twitch contraction is superimposed on a voluntary effort (e.g., electrically or by a tendon tap). Its normal range (in adductor pollicis) is 87 to 151 [...]