Topkara, BetilayAydın, TuğbaÇorum, MustafaKaraoğlu, AyşeEkici Zincirci, DilaraBuğdaycı, Derya S.Öneş, KadriyePaker, NurdanKesiktaş, NurKaracan, İlhanTürker, Kemal Sıtkı2023-08-112023-08-1120210148-639X1097-4598https://hdl.handle.net/11363/5249https://doi.org/Introduction/Aims: Motion artifact signals (MASs) created by the relative movement of intramuscular wire electrodes are an indicator of the mechanical stimulus arrival time to the muscle belly. This study proposes a method that uses wire electrodes as an intramuscular mechanosensor to determine the stretch reflex (SR) latency without lag time. Methods: Gastrocnemius SR was induced by tendon tap, heel tap, and forefoot tap. The MASs recorded by intramuscular wire electrodes were extracted from background electromyographic activity using the spike-triggered averaging technique. Simultaneous recordings were obtained from multiple sites to validate the MAS technique. Results: Using intramuscular wire electrodes, the MASs were successfully determined and extracted for all stimulus sites. In the records from the rectus femoris, MASs were also successfully extracted; thus, the reflex latency could be calculated. Discussion: Wire electrodes can be used as an intramuscular mechanosensor to determine the mechanical stimulus arrival time to the muscle belly.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United Statesconduction timereflex latencytonic vibration reflexT-reflexwhole-body vibrationArticle64672673310.1002/mus.27434346173022-s2.0-85117139288Q2WOS:000707485000001Q2