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proprioception

[ UK /pɹˌɒpɹɪˈə‍ʊspʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts

How To Use proprioception In A Sentence

  • Unlike the six exteroceptive senses (sight, taste, smell, touch, hearing, and balance) by which we perceive the outside world, and interoceptive senses, by which we perceive the pain and movement of internal organs, proprioception is a third distinct sensory modality that provides feedback solely on the status of the body internally. UUpdates - All updates
  • They have lost their proprioception (the sense of the body's position) and kinesthesia (the sense of the body's motion).
  • The article reviews the function of proprioception in maintaining joint stability and the proprioceptive loss and reconstruction of functional joint instability.
  • Using different balls in training improves what is known as proprioception. Times, Sunday Times
  • The findings demonstrate a genetic, developmental and functional link among the diverse sensory systems that govern conscious and unconscious proprioception, interoception, hearing, balance and arousal (as from sleep), said Dr. Kaashif Ahmad Innovations-report
  • I get no messages back from my joints - the natural process called proprioception - telling me what they're doing. Times, Sunday Times
  • The physiotherapy continued until muscular strength and proprioception were restored.
  • This result also showed patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome may have problems like poor flexibility, insufficient muscle strength, and proprioception deficit at the same time.
  • As the posterior funiculus is not involved in the section, discriminative touch and proprioception remain intact.
  • Proprioception can be regained by working with physiotherapists to improve balance, coordination and flexibility, and spatial awareness. Times, Sunday Times
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