OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of a functional knee brace specifically designed for patients with varus gonarthrosis on measures of proprioception and postural control. SUBJECTS Fourteen men and six women (aged 59+/-9 yr) with measurable varus alignment and osteoarthritis of the knee medial compartment. METHODS Proprioception was assessed in the sitting position using an isokinetic dynam...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of plyometric training of the shoulder internal rotators on proprioception, kinesthesia, and selected muscle performance characteristics in female swimmers. Twenty-four female division I swimmers were evaluated before and after a 6-week plyometric training program. Proprioception and kinesthesia were assessed for internal and external rotati...

[Purpose] To study the correlation among proprioception, muscle strength, and balance. [Subjects and Methods] A balance testing system (Biodex Balance System, BBS) and an isokinetic testing system (Biodex System 4, BS4) were used to test related indexes in 24 healthy young females. [Results] With the knee joint at 15 degree flexion, proprioception was significantly correlated with Limits of Sta...

When holding a small-scale model of Ames's trapezoidal window with the arms fully extended, several observers experience a striking proprioceptive distortion (eg one hand appears farther from the other, or one arm appears longer than the other). However, data from a matching experiment suggest that the proprioceptive misalignment of the hands is, in fact, rather less than the apparent slant of ...

This paper presents a method to derive estimates of contact properties for the case of a planar robot interacting with unknown objects by means of propri-oceptive information (joint angles and torques). In a rst stage, two kinematic observations, based on the instantaneous velocities and the displacement between two consecutive postures, are used to obtain an estimate of the location with an as...

The proprioceptive system is essential for the control of coordinated movement and posture. Thus, traditionally, study proprioception has focused on its role in motor control. In this review, we present more recent findings other, non-traditional functions system. We focus involvement musculoskeletal development, function pathology, including regulation spinal alignment, bone fracture repair jo...