Information from cutaneous, muscle and joint receptors is combined with efferent information to create a reliable percept of the configuration of our body (proprioception). We exposed the hand to several horizontal force fields to examine whether external forces influence this percept. In an end-point task subjects reached visually presented positions with their unseen hand. In a vector reprodu...

We have assessed 45 patients who had undergone anterior cruciate reconstruction by a modified MacIntosh-Jones method. The results, using standard knee scores and clinical ligament testing, correlated poorly with the patient's own opinion and with the functional result. However, measurement of proprioception in the knee correlated well with both function (r = 0.84) and with patient satisfaction ...

Although definitions of proprioception sense of joint position may vary, its importance in preventing and rehabilitating athletic injury remains constant: Restoring it after injury allows the body to maintain stability and orientation during static and dynamic activities. Any type of joint injury can interrupt position sense. Proprioceptive programs need to be tailored to the individual patient...

The question of the role proprioceptive sensitivity in ensuring normal kinematics joints, including knee, has increasingly attracted attention researchers recent decades. position on significance intra-articular receptors and concept proprioception are not new [2, 3]. At end 19th century, Duchenne was one first to point out clinical articular sensitivity. term "proprioception" introduced by She...

The agonist-antagonist myoneural interface is a novel surgical construct and neural interfacing approach designed to augment volitional control of adapted prostheses, preserve proprioception, prevent limb atrophy in the setting amputation.

Rigid leukotape applied to the skin of trunk dorsum, superficial lumbar paraspinals, has been shown reduce flexion in repetitive lifting, with potential risk injury jobs requiring handling material. It is unclear which mechanism underpins this reduction, and whether a tape more elastic properties (i.e., kinesio tape) can yield similar results. In study, twelve participants were randomly allocat...

INTRODUCTION High joint loading, knee muscle weakness, and poor proprioceptive acuity are important factors that have been linked to knee osteoarthritis (OA). We previously reported that those with unilateral hip OA and bilateral asymptomatic knees are more predisposed to develop progressive OA in the contralateral knee relative to the ipsilateral knee. In the present study, we evaluate asymmet...