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BioMed Research International 2022Martial arts routines originated in China and are a traditional sport of the Chinese nation. They are one of the outstanding sports culture representatives in China... (Randomized Controlled Trial)
Randomized Controlled Trial
Martial arts routines originated in China and are a traditional sport of the Chinese nation. They are one of the outstanding sports culture representatives in China since ancient times. Excessively difficult movements in some martial arts routines during competitions or training can cause athlete injuries. The purpose of this article is to study the effect of proprioceptive training of ankle joints on preventing ankle injuries in martial arts athletes. Can ankle strength training and ankle proprioceptive training combined with strength training improve the dynamic and static balance of football players? This article analyzes the mechanism and causes of martial arts athletes' injuries and proposes treatment methods for ankle injuries. In the experimental part of this article, 16 martial arts athletes (8 males and 8 females) were selected as research objects, and they were randomly divided into 4 male and female experimental groups and 4 control groups. The experimental group received ankle muscle strength training for 6 weeks, and the control group received ankle muscle strength training and ankle proprioception training. The experimental results prove that ankle proprioceptive training can improve the dynamic and static balance of martial arts athletes and can effectively prevent the occurrence of ankle injury. In this paper, the dynamic balance ability in the biped standing state with eyes closed was tested, and the reductions of the stability index in the front and back directions of the control group and the experimental group were 0.03 and 0.2, respectively. It can be seen that the stability training effect of the experimental group was obvious.
Topics: Ankle; Ankle Injuries; Ankle Joint; Athletes; Athletic Injuries; Female; Humans; Male; Martial Arts; Proprioception
PubMed: 36246973
DOI: 10.1155/2022/8867724 -
Journal of Hand Therapy : Official... 2024
Topics: Humans; Proprioception
PubMed: 38350811
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2023.12.005 -
Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal... Dec 2019To evaluate the effect of simultaneous proprioceptive - visual training on gait parameters in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. (Randomized Controlled Trial)
Randomized Controlled Trial
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of simultaneous proprioceptive - visual training on gait parameters in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.
METHOD
Gait parameters of 30 spastic diplegic children (age range 4-6 years) were evaluated before and after treatment by Tekscan's Walkway Pressure system. They were randomly and equally assigned into two groups (study and control). All children received regular therapeutic exercise program for one hour. In control group walked for 30 minutes without feedback, while those in study group walked for 30 minutes with proprioceptive-visual feedback. Duration of treatment was 3 times/week for 8 successive weeks.
RESULTS
There were significant differences after treatment in spatial parameters and temporal parameters of both groups with more improvement in study group than control one, and insignificant difference in kinetic gait parameters.
CONCLUSION
The simultaneous proprioceptive - visual training might improve spatial and temporal gait parameters with no effect on kinetic gait parameters of children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.
Topics: Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Feedback, Sensory; Female; Gait; Humans; Male; Muscle Spasticity; Physical Therapy Modalities; Postural Balance; Proprioception; Treatment Outcome; Visual Perception; Walking
PubMed: 31789301
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Journal of Neurophysiology Feb 2022Hand proprioception, the sense of the posture and movements of the wrist and digits, is critical to dexterous manual behavior and to stereognosis, the ability to sense...
Hand proprioception, the sense of the posture and movements of the wrist and digits, is critical to dexterous manual behavior and to stereognosis, the ability to sense the three-dimensional structure of objects held in the hand. To better understand this sensory modality and its role in hand function, we sought to characterize the acuity with which the postures and movements of finger joints are sensed. To this end, we measured the ability of human subjects to discriminate changes in posture and speed around the three joints of the index finger. In these experiments, we isolated the sensory component by imposing the postures on an otherwise still hand, to complement other studies in which subjects made judgments on actively achieved postures. We found that subjects could reliably sense 12-16% changes in joint angle and 18-32% changes in joint speed. Furthermore, the acuity for posture and speed was comparable across the three joints of the finger. Finally, task performance was unaffected by the presence of a vibratory stimulus, calling into question the role of cutaneous cues in hand proprioception. Manual dexterity and stereognosis are supported by two exquisite sensory systems, namely touch and proprioception. Here, we measure the sensitivity of hand proprioception and show that humans can sense the posture and movements of the fingers with great accuracy. We also show that application of a skin vibration does not impair sensitivity, suggesting that proprioceptive acuity relies primarily on receptors in the muscles (and possibly tendons) rather than the skin.
Topics: Adult; Female; Fingers; Humans; Male; Movement; Muscle Spindles; Posture; Proprioception; Psychomotor Performance; Young Adult
PubMed: 35020504
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00513.2021 -
Archives of Physical Medicine and... Oct 2020To evaluate the efficacy of a proprioceptive exercise program on functional mobility, musculoskeletal endurance, dynamic and static balance, gait, and risk of falls in... (Randomized Controlled Trial)
Randomized Controlled Trial
OBJECTIVES
To evaluate the efficacy of a proprioceptive exercise program on functional mobility, musculoskeletal endurance, dynamic and static balance, gait, and risk of falls in institutionalized older adults.
DESIGN
Randomized, single-blind, controlled trial.
SETTING
A Spanish nursing home in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain.
PARTICIPANTS
An initial sample was created by recruiting 148 older adult volunteers. The final sample (N=42) was randomly divided into 2 groups.
INTERVENTIONS
Both the control and experimental group received physical therapy treatment based on a combination of adapted exercises and other physical therapy techniques (physical therapy intervention program) for a period of 12 weeks. This program consisted of 45 minutes (group intervention) plus 100 minutes (individual intervention) a week, for a total of 36 sessions (29 hours). The experimental group received a proprioceptive training program during the same intervention period, which was conducted twice weekly (24 sessions), with each session lasting 55 minutes.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Timed Up and Go (TUG), Cooper, Tinetti, 1-leg stance, and the Morse Fall Scale (MFS).
RESULTS
Analysis of variance showed a time × group interaction in TUG score (F=10.41, P=.002), Cooper test (F=5.94, P=.019), Tinetti score (F=6.41, P=.015), and MFS scores (F=5.24, P=.028). Differences between groups were achieved for TUG scores (d=0.76), Tinetti scores (d=1.12), 1-leg stance test scores (d=0.77), and MFS scale scores (d=0.85). In the experimental group, within-group analyses showed pre- to post-treatment differences for TUG scores (d=0.72), Cooper test scores in meters (d=0.18), Tinetti scores (d=0.60), 1-leg stance scores (d=0.55), and MFS scores (d=0.42).
CONCLUSIONS
A proprioceptive exercise program demonstrated significant improvements compared with the control group in areas such as functional mobility, musculoskeletal endurance, balance, gait, and risk of falls in institutionalized older adults. This study may help to enhance our understanding of the impact of a specific protocol for a proprioceptive rehabilitation program.
Topics: Accidental Falls; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Exercise Therapy; Female; Gait; Geriatric Assessment; Homes for the Aged; Humans; Male; Mobility Limitation; Nursing Homes; Physical Endurance; Physical Functional Performance; Postural Balance; Proprioception; Range of Motion, Articular; Single-Blind Method; Spain
PubMed: 32663479
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.06.010 -
Trends in Neurosciences Dec 2023Proprioception, the sense of body position in space, has a critical role in the control of posture and movement. Aside from skin and joint receptors, the main sources of... (Review)
Review
Proprioception, the sense of body position in space, has a critical role in the control of posture and movement. Aside from skin and joint receptors, the main sources of proprioceptive information in tetrapods are mechanoreceptive end organs in skeletal muscle: muscle spindles (MSs) and Golgi tendon organs (GTOs). The sensory neurons that innervate these receptors are divided into subtypes that detect discrete aspects of sensory information from muscles with different biomechanical functions. Despite the importance of proprioceptive neurons in motor control, the developmental mechanisms that control the acquisition of their distinct functional properties and positional identity are not yet clear. In this review, we discuss recent findings on the development of mouse proprioceptor subtypes and challenges in defining them at the molecular and functional level.
Topics: Mice; Animals; Sensory Receptor Cells; Mechanoreceptors; Muscle Spindles; Muscle, Skeletal; Proprioception
PubMed: 37858440
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2023.09.008 -
Experimental Physiology Jan 2024Proprioception is the sense that lets us perceive the location, movement and action of the body parts. The proprioceptive apparatus includes specialized sense organs... (Review)
Review
Proprioception is the sense that lets us perceive the location, movement and action of the body parts. The proprioceptive apparatus includes specialized sense organs (proprioceptors) which are embedded in the skeletal muscles. The eyeballs are moved by six pairs of eye muscles and binocular vision depends on fine-tuned coordination of the optical axes of both eyes. Although experimental studies indicate that the brain has access to eye position information, both classical proprioceptors (muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organ) are absent in the extraocular muscles of most mammalian species. This paradox of monitoring extraocular muscle activity in the absence of typical proprioceptors seemed to be resolved when a particular nerve specialization (the palisade ending) was detected in the extraocular muscles of mammals. In fact, for decades there was consensus that palisade endings were sensory structures that provide eye position information. The sensory function was called into question when recent studies revealed the molecular phenotype and the origin of palisade endings. Today we are faced with the fact that palisade endings exhibit sensory as well as motor features. This review aims to evaluate the literature on extraocular muscle proprioceptors and palisade endings and to reconsider current knowledge of their structure and function.
Topics: Animals; Oculomotor Muscles; Sensory Receptor Cells; Mechanoreceptors; Proprioception; Muscle Spindles; Mammals
PubMed: 36869596
DOI: 10.1113/EP090765 -
Somatosensory & Motor Research Dec 2021To explore the effect of joint hypermobility on acuity, and precision, of hand proprioception.
PURPOSE
To explore the effect of joint hypermobility on acuity, and precision, of hand proprioception.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We compared proprioceptive acuity, and precision, between EDS patients and controls. We then measured any changes in their estimates of hand position after participants adapted their reaches in response to altered visual feedback of their hand. The Beighton Scale was used to quantify the magnitude of joint hypermobility.
RESULTS
There were no differences between the groups in the accuracy of estimates of hand location, nor in the visually induced changes in hand location. However, EDS patients' estimates were less precise when based purely on proprioception and could be partially predicted by Beighton score.
CONCLUSIONS
EDS patients are less precise at estimating their hand's location when only afferent information is available, but the presence of efferent signalling may reduce this imprecision. Those who are more hypermobile are more likely to be imprecise.
Topics: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; Hand; Humans; Joint Instability; Proprioception
PubMed: 34503384
DOI: 10.1080/08990220.2021.1973403 -
Computational and Mathematical Methods... 2022In individuals with traumatic shoulder instability, there is a loss of proprioception. This paper reviews the academic literature on shoulder instability and functional... (Review)
Review
In individuals with traumatic shoulder instability, there is a loss of proprioception. This paper reviews the academic literature on shoulder instability and functional impairment in recent years and combines it with clinical practice experience to summarize several techniques of proprioceptive regeneration following traumatic shoulder instability. Many issues were discovered, including a lack of literature on the role of sensory input, a lack of basic proprioceptive research, insufficient sample size in proprioceptive research, and a lack of systematic and standardized standards for the evaluation and training of proprioception in clinical practice, among others. In the future, we will need to better understand the mechanism of proprioception and conduct research on various groups of people, with a focus on discussing the optimal intensity, frequency, and duration of various training methods, as well as implementing proprioceptive training in stages throughout the rehabilitation process. The reestablishment of shoulder joint function, the restoration of proprioception, and the enhancement of daily activities are all critical.
Topics: Humans; Joint Instability; Proprioception; Shoulder; Shoulder Joint
PubMed: 35495889
DOI: 10.1155/2022/1429375 -
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Dec 2022Although proprioception and cognitive dysfunction are commonly associated with balance impairment and fall risk in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), the relationship...
BACKGROUND
Although proprioception and cognitive dysfunction are commonly associated with balance impairment and fall risk in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), the relationship between cognitive functioning and a quantitative measure of proprioception has not been examined in MS.
OBJECTIVE
The primary goals of this study were to determine differences in vibratory sensation, a proxy measure of proprioception between persons with MS and healthy controls, examine relationships between cognition and vibration sensation, and determine the contribution of cognitive function and demographics to vibratory sensation between persons with MS and healthy controls.
METHODS
One hundred and twenty-two individuals with MS, aged 20-60, with Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores ≤5.5 and 48 healthy controls completed reaction time testing, the Stroop test and lower extremity vibratory sensation.
RESULTS
Persons with MS performed significantly worse than controls on measures of vibratory sensation (p = 0.001), two-choice reaction time (p = 0.018), and Stroop Incongruent (p < 0.001) Relative Incongruent Score (RIS) (p = 0.047). In MS, average vibration was significantly related to age (p = 0.002), sex (p = 0.038), disease severity (EDSS; p < 0.001), years since diagnosis (p = 0.016), and Stroop Word (p = 0.041). A model with demographics; including age and disease severity, two-choice reaction time, and RIS explained 33.2% of the variance vibratory sensation in persons with MS.
CONCLUSIONS
These results provide early evidence for the relation between cognitive functioning and proprioception in persons with MS and add to prior work linking cognitive functioning, postural control and falls in persons with MS. This work provides a basis for future studies combining quantitative measures of proprioception and cognitive and postural control assessment to improve fall prediction.
Topics: Humans; Multiple Sclerosis; Proprioception; Cognition; Postural Balance; Reaction Time
PubMed: 36544319
DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.104372