A New Neurocognitive Interpretation of Shoulder Position Sense during Reaching: Unexpected Competence in the Measurement of Extracorporeal Space
Joint Authors
Padua, Luca
Bini, Fabiano
La Torre, Giuseppe
Saraceni, Vincenzo Maria
Zangrando, Federico
Piccinini, Giulia
Sciarra, Federico
Pallotta, Rocco
Gumina, Stefano
Teresa, Paolucci
Marinozzi, Franco
Mannocci, Alice
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The position sense of the shoulder joint is important during reaching.
Objective.
To examine the existence of additional competence of the shoulder with regard to the ability to measure extracorporeal space, through a novel approach, using the shoulder proprioceptive rehabilitation tool (SPRT), during reaching.
Design.
Observational case-control study.
Methods.
We examined 50 subjects: 25 healthy and 25 with impingement syndrome with a mean age [years] of 64.52 +/− 6.98 and 68.36 +/− 6.54, respectively.
Two parameters were evaluated using the SPRT: the integration of visual information and the proprioceptive afferents of the shoulder (Test 1) and the discriminative proprioceptive capacity of the shoulder, with the subject blindfolded (Test 2).
These tasks assessed the spatial error (in centimeters) by the shoulder joint in reaching movements on the sagittal plane.
Results.
The shoulder had proprioceptive features that allowed it to memorize a reaching position and reproduce it (error of 1.22 cm to 1.55 cm in healthy subjects).
This ability was lower in the impingement group, with a statistically significant difference compared to the healthy group (p<0.05 by Mann–Whitney test).
Conclusions.
The shoulder has specific expertise in the measurement of the extracorporeal space during reaching movements that gradually decreases in impingement syndrome.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Teresa, Paolucci& Zangrando, Federico& Piccinini, Giulia& Sciarra, Federico& Pallotta, Rocco& Mannocci, Alice…[et al.]. 2016. A New Neurocognitive Interpretation of Shoulder Position Sense during Reaching: Unexpected Competence in the Measurement of Extracorporeal Space. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099226
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Teresa, Paolucci…[et al.]. A New Neurocognitive Interpretation of Shoulder Position Sense during Reaching: Unexpected Competence in the Measurement of Extracorporeal Space. BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099226
American Medical Association (AMA)
Teresa, Paolucci& Zangrando, Federico& Piccinini, Giulia& Sciarra, Federico& Pallotta, Rocco& Mannocci, Alice…[et al.]. A New Neurocognitive Interpretation of Shoulder Position Sense during Reaching: Unexpected Competence in the Measurement of Extracorporeal Space. BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099226
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1099226