ANATOMY
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT TISSUE
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How muscles work in teams-one contracts while the other relaxes
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How muscles are always working to allow contractions to occur
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How muscle contractions are eccentric and concentric
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How muscles are recruited depending on how much force is being produced
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Reciprocal inhibition occurs when muscles on one side of a joint relax to accommodate contraction on the other side of that joint. This is sometimes referred to as reflexive antagonism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Reciprocal inhibition describes the relaxation of muscles on one side of a joint to accommodate contraction on the other side.
Detailed explanation-3: -When this occurs, the muscle spindle is activated and causes a reflexive contraction in the agonist muscle (known as the stretch reflex) and relaxation in the antagonist muscle. This process is known as reciprocal inhibition.
Detailed explanation-4: -Reciprocal inhibition is a neuromuscular reflex that inhibits opposing muscles during movement. For example, if you contract your elbow flexors (biceps) then your elbow extenors (triceps) are inhibited. This is the idea behind active stretching, and one component of PNF stretching.