To control movement, the brain has to integrate proprioceptive information from a variety of
mechanoreceptors. The role of proprioception in daily activities, exercise, and sports has …

Introduction Impaired proprioception has been reported as a feature in a number of
musculoskeletal disorders of various body parts, from the cervical spine to the ankle …

Balance control improvement is one of the most important goals in sports and exercise.
Better balance is strongly positively associated with enhanced athletic performance and …

Introduction Proprioception can be impaired in gradual-onset musculoskeletal pain
disorders and following trauma. Understanding of the role of proprioception in sensorimotor …

Background and Purpose: While the popularity of instability resistance training (resistance
training that involves the use of unstable surfaces and devices: IRT) is evident in fitness …

There are many instances in daily life and sport in which force must be exerted when an
individual performing the task is in an unstable condition. Instability can decrease the …

Context: Lower extremity injuries are common in basketball, yet it is unclear how
prophylactic interventions affect lower extremity injury incidence rates. Objective: To analyze …

BACKGROUND: To compare kinematics, kinetics and muscle activity during standing and
walking for healthy subjects using an unstable test shoe (Masai Barefoot Technology, MBT) …

Objectives Proprioceptive ability has been suggested to underpin elite sports performance.
Accordingly, this study examined the relationship between an athlete's proprioceptive ability …

Initially reserved for rehabilitation programs, unstable surface training (UST) has recently
grown in popularity in strength and conditioning and general exercise scenarios …