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Treatment of muscle weakness aims at stimulating and increasing the response of the muscle spindle of the pseudoparetic muscle. Tapping over the muscle belly can be facilitatory, as it promotes localized quick stretching of the muscle fibers that enhances the myotatic reflex and therefore the contractility of the muscle. Drop and catch is basically a quick stretch technique to facilitate the muscle spindle and muscle contraction via the myotatic reflex.
