Percussion-induced rapid rolling muscle contractions
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Mechanical percussion (i.e., striking a muscle with a reflex hammer) leads to spreading waves of muscle contractions that begin proximally and spread laterally across the muscle. [ HPO:probinson ]
Term info
database cross reference
- UMLS:C4280804
definition
Mechanical percussion (i.e., striking a muscle with a reflex hammer) leads to spreading waves of muscle contractions that begin proximally and spread laterally across the muscle.
id
HP:0003760