Proprioception

that focuses on prepping the joints and muscles that will be most used during the workout. This focus increases the flow of synovial fluid to the joints and tendons, significantly decreasing the chance of injury (Effect of Warming Up on Knee Proprioception Before Sporting Activity). One of the largest deficiencies in past physical training warm-up programs was the reliance on static stretching. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research published a study in 2006 which stated: “several…

Chronic low back pain is a debilitating and common condition with high societal and economic costs. Epidemiological studies suggest that 65% to 90% of all adults experience low back pain at some time in his or her life (Natour, Cazotti, Ribeiro, Baptista, & Jones, 2015). Growing evidence indicates that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), such as Pilates, may help in its treatment and management (Potter, Perry, Stockert, & Hall, 2017). The Pilates Method The Pilates method is a system…

UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE PSYC 15041-AY2018-T UNIT THREE ASSIGNMENTS Part I - The most commonly known and labeled senses are sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. Considering this, please address the following a) Do you think that there may be senses which do not necessarily receive information only from the environment, but rather from within us as well? (For example, how do you sense that you are hungry? If you hold your breath, which sense ‘senses’ that you need air? How do you…

to make sense of the conflicting sensory inputs. These studies that were performed began to show that the phantom pain being experienced was being caused, to a certain degree, by the response to disparity between different senses (like vision & proprioception for example) (Ramchandran & Altschuler, 2009). With this thought in mind, MVF may be working by restoring accord between motor output and the sensory input (Ramchandran & Altschuler, 2009). There are other theories that have been used to…

There is a six-year-old girl named Alexis, who has a proprioceptive dysfunction. Proprioceptive dysfunction is a sensory processing disorder symptom that “refers to a body’s inability to properly process sensory input related to proprioception” (Miller, 2010). Her symptoms consist of: stomping while she’s walking, biting everything she comes in contact with, teeth grinding, and punches and hitting other children. In order for educators to apply Piaget’s cognitive development to help…

Emelia Seybert PSY 442 19 November, 2015 The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Oliver Sacks I love Oliver Sacks and all of his interesting tales from his clinic. Previously I have read “Hallucinations” and “Awakenings” by him and I must say “Hallucinations” is one of my all time favorites. He has a way of taking subjects that one would find in a textbook and turning them into living breathing people with vivid and imaginative writing. His style and stories are engaging and I find myself…

done by Maklad and et al. (2009), they addressed to analyze a 6-week neuromuscular training program on the students basketball players' balance. The results showed that the neuromuscular training program increased the balance abilities and the proprioception of high school basketball players. Meanwhile, the sensitivity of the balance error scoring system (BESS) and Star excursion balance test (SEBT) are proper for the evaluation of these changes. The results of the present study showed that the…

Patient is a 45-year-old female who sustained a left-sided CVA with right-sided hemiparesis. She lives in a 3-story house with her daughter. She is currently on medical leave from her job as human resources manager. She has prior history of CVA and she is also diabetic. She plans on returning to her job and regain her independence. She also expressed that she want to live close to normal life. After her hospitalization, the patient has been receiving occupational therapy services at a skilled…

However, proprioception and touch have traditionally been studied as two separate domains. Therefore, how proprioception and cutaneous sensing over multiple fingers interact is poorly understood. In this study, we investigated how tactile information is processed over fingers and this processing depends on proprioceptive…

resistance bands are some tools we can do at home. In addition, aerobic and flexibility has been shown to reduce stiffness associated with arthritis. For those who like to practice low-intensity exercise, neuromotor training can help with joint proprioception (page #343 -346). However, some precautions should be considered for arthritic conditions before engaging in exercise. Problems such as flare-ups, joint instability, and laxity should be alerted immediately and the individual may need to…