Comparison of Shoulder Joint Isometric Muscle Strength and Joint Position Sense of Trigger Arm and Opposite Arm in Air Pistol Shooting Athletes

Background. Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese medicine exercise used for improving neuromuscular function. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Tai Chi versus proprioception exercise program on neuromuscular function of the ankle in elderly people.Methods. Sixty elderly subjects were randomly allocated into three groups of 20 subjects per group. For 16 consecutive weeks, subjects participated in Tai Chi, proprioception exercise, or no structured exercise. Primary outcome measures included joint position sense and muscle strength of ankle. Subjects completed a satisfaction questionnaire upon study completion in Tai Chi and proprioception groups.Results. (1) Both Tai Chi group and proprioception exercise group were significantly better than control group in joint position sense of ankle, and there were no significant differences in joint position sense of ankle between TC group and PE group. (2) There were no significant differences in muscle strength of ankle among groups. (3) Subjects expressed more satisfaction with Tai Chi than with proprioception exercise program.Conclusions. None of the outcome measures on neuromuscular function at the ankle showed significant change posttraining in the two structured exercise groups. However, the subjects expressed more interest in and satisfaction with Tai Chi than proprioception exercise.

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Effect of Force Sense to Active Joint Position Sense and Relationships between Active Joint Position Sense, Force Sense, Jumping and Muscle Strength

Journal of Motor Behavior ◽

10.1080/00222895.2019.1627280 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 52 (3) ◽

pp. 342-351 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Haydar Kaynak ◽

Muammer Altun ◽

Serdar Tok

Keyword(s):

Muscle Strength ◽

Position Sense ◽

Joint Position Sense ◽

Joint Position ◽

Active Joint ◽

Force Sense

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The Efficacy of Modern Technology to Improve Healthy and Injured Shoulder Joint Position Sense

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation ◽

10.1123/jsr.8.1.10 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 10-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Semyon M. Slobounov ◽

Shannon T. Poole ◽

Robert F. Simon ◽

Elena S. Slobounov ◽

Jill A. Bush ◽

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Keyword(s):

Shoulder Joint ◽

Healthy Subjects ◽

Position Sense ◽

Joint Position Sense ◽

Modern Technology ◽

Shoulder Abduction ◽

Joint Position ◽

Reproduction Task ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Visualization Techniques

Assessment and enhancement of joint position sense is an inexact science at best. Anew method of evaluating and improving this sense using motion-tracking technology that incorporates computer visualization graphics was examined. Injured and healthy subjects were evaluated for their abilities to determine shoulder joint position, after abduction, in two tasks. The first was active reproduction of a passively placed angle. The second was visual reproduction of such an angle. A training protocol was added to determine the effectiveness of proprioceptive training in conjunction with 3-D visualization techniques. The primary findings were (a) a significant difference (p= .05) in the level of joint position sense in injured vs. healthy subjects; (b) significantly less accurate reproduction of larger shoulder abduction vs. the smaller movement in the active reproduction task; (c) significantly greater ability to accurately reproduce angles actively vs. visually; and (d) that proprioception training using 3-D visualization techniques significantly increased activeandvisual reproductions of passively placed angles.

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Shoulder Joint Position Sense in Injured and Noninjured Judo Athletes

International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training ◽

10.1123/ijatt.18.2.29 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 29-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Carly May Green ◽

Paul Comfort ◽

Lee Herrington

Keyword(s):

Outcome Measures ◽

Shoulder Joint ◽

External Rotation ◽

Position Sense ◽

Joint Position Sense ◽

Average Error ◽

Joint Position ◽

Joint Stability ◽

Shoulder Injury ◽

Judo Athletes

Context:A reduction in joint position sense (JPS) is sometimes a consequence of shoulder injury that may adversely affect the ability to maintain dynamic joint stability.Objective:To compare shoulder JPS between previously injured and noninjured judokas.Design:Cohort study.Participants:Twenty-nine noninjured subjects (10.93 ± 3.45 years) and eleven injured subjects (15.09 ± 3.39 years).Main Outcome Measures:JPS was tested at 45° and 80°of shoulder external rotation at 90° of abduction.Results:No signifcant difference in JPS was found between previously injured and noninjured judokas at either joint position.Conclusion:Despite evidence that JPS acuity decreases following shoulder injury, this study did not demonstrate a difference in average error between previously injured and noninjured judokas. Uncontrolled confounding factors, such as age and time since injury, may have affected the results. Sport-specifc shoulder joint loading patterns may also be an important factor that affects JPS.

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Changes in Ankle Function of University Female Volleyball Players during the Menstrual Cycle: Muscle Strength, Joint Position Sense and Flexibility

Rigakuryoho Kagaku ◽

10.1589/rika.32.503 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 503-507

Author(s):

Akina HIGUCHI ◽

Miku HONMA ◽

Miyu YAMAMOTO ◽

Yasuo TANAKA ◽

Rena HAMANO ◽

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Keyword(s):

Menstrual Cycle ◽

Muscle Strength ◽

Position Sense ◽

Joint Position Sense ◽

Joint Position ◽

Volleyball Players ◽

Ankle Function

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Relationship Between Shoulder Joint Position Sense and Swimming Performance in Disabled Swimmers

Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.5336/healthsci.2020-78676 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 523-530

Author(s):

Eda KURT ◽

Yıldız ERDOĞANOĞLU ◽

Defne KAYA

Keyword(s):

Shoulder Joint ◽

Swimming Performance ◽

Position Sense ◽

Joint Position Sense ◽

Joint Position

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A Clinical Shoulder Proprioception Test Shows Good Reliability, and Decreased Shoulder Joint Position Sense Due to Local Fatigue in Handballers: A Repeated Measures Design

10.21203/rs.3.rs-459791/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Peter Sutton ◽

Marie Ohlsson ◽

Ulrik Röijezon

Keyword(s):

Shoulder Joint ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Position Sense ◽

Joint Position Sense ◽

Joint Position ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Repeated Measures Design ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Specialized Equipment

Abstract Background: Assessment of shoulder proprioception outside the laboratory in the absence of specialized equipment remains a challenge with field-based tests often lacking good reliability, validity and feasibility. This study aimed to enhance the knowledge base surrounding the assessment of shoulder proprioception and investigated the effect of fatigue on shoulder joint position sense (JPS) amongst amateur male handball players.Method: 27 healthy recreationally active participants and 13 amateur male handball players undertook two sessions of active JPS tests using laser pen technology and a calibrated 2-dimensional target to assess test-retest reliability. The active JPS test was then utilized on the subgroup of handball players who were subjected to five bouts of a repeated throwing task in order to investigate the effect of local fatigue on shoulder JPS. Results: The intraclass correlation coefficient for the active JPS test was 0.78 (95% CI = [0.57; 0.89]). Standard error of measurement between trials was 0.70° (range 0.57°-0.90°). For the throwing task, repeated measures analysis of variance revealed a significant interaction for arm x bout (F5=2.74, p=0.028) and a significant effect for arm (F1=5.85, p=0.034). Post hoc analysis showed a significant difference between throwing arm and non-throwing arm after throwing bout one (p=0.036), three (p=0.026) and four (p=0.041). Conclusion: Assessment of the active JPS test showed acceptable reliability and measurement error. Repeated throwing to fatigue decreased shoulder JPS in amateur male handball players which indicate validity of the test to identify reduced proprioception.

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