简介:Tocontrolmovement,thebrainhastointegrateproprioceptiveinformationfromavarietyofmechanoreceptors.Theroleofproprioceptionindailyactivities,exercise,andsportshasbeenextensivelyinvestigated,usingdifferenttechniques,yettheproprioceptivemechanismsunderlyinghumanmovementcontrolarestillunclear.Inthecurrentworkwehavereviewedunderstandingofproprioceptionandthethreetestingmethods:thresholdtodetectionofpassivemotion,jointpositionreproduction,andactivemovementextentdiscrimination,allofwhichhavebeenusedforassessingproprioception.Theoriginofthemethods,thedifferenttestingapparatus,andtheproceduresandprotocolsusedineachapproacharecomparedanddiscussed.Recommendationsaremadeforchoosinganappropriatetechniquewhenassessingproprioceptivemechanismsindifferentcontexts.
简介:Inrecentyears,theassessmentofproprioceptivefunctionhasreceivedincreasedattentioninclinicalandmotorskillresearch.Thisisnotsurprisinggiventhegrowingbodyofscientificevidenceontheimportanceofproprioceptiveinformationforcontrollingnearlyallfacetsofhumanmovement;fromstandingtoperforminghighlyskilledmovementpatterns