Golgi Tendon Organ (GTO)

Authors
Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Found in muscle tendons and transmit information about the tendon tension and rate of change of tension to the spinal cord1.

Golgi tendon reflex

Autogenic inhibition

Involves the golgi tendon reflex

Treatment techniques:

References

1.
Hall JE, Hall ME, Guyton AC. Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology. 14th edition. Elsevier; 2021.

Citation

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Yomogida N, Kerstein C. Golgi Tendon Organ (GTO). https://yomokerst.com/The Archive/Physiology/Muscle/golgi_tendon_organ.html