methods thirty healthy female volunteers aged between 18 and 30 years were treated by a 15-minute cryotherapy (6 ± 1°c). the subject's skin temperature over antromedial aspect of dominant ankle was measured by the mayomed device before, immediate and 15 minutes after water immersion. ankle jps was tested trough the pedal goniometer at 3 stages similar to the skin temperature. anova (α = 0.05) w...

objectives: down syndrome is the most common chrosomal disorder in which the fine and gross motor skills due to lack of proper sensory experience are disturbed. the role of dexterity in activity of daily living, interaction with environment and independency is quiet crucial in down syndrome. therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of simultaneous application of superfici...

Although there are many studies demonstrating increased trunk activation under unstable conditions, it is not known whether this increased activation would translate into meaningful trunk strength with a prolonged training program. Additionally, while balance-training programs have been shown to improve stability, their effect on specific joint proprioception is not clear. Thus the objective of...

1 2 3 4 5 Where is your arm? Variations in proprioception across 6 space and tasks 7 8 9 Christina T. Fuentes, Amy J. Bastian 10 Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD 11 Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore MD 12 13 14 Running head: Variations in proprioception across space and tasks 15 16 17 Corresponding author: 18 Amy Bastian 19 Kennedy Krieger Institute ...