Studies in Proprioception(一)

The terms "proprioceptive deficit," "proprioceptive training," and "proprioceptive rehabilitation" are being used with increasing frequency in sports medicine literature. Despite the popularity of this terminology, multiple definitions for "proprioception" exist. Many researchers have defined proprioception as the afferent input of joint position sense (i.e., detection of position or movement), whereas others consider proprioception in a broader scope of neuromuscular control. In addition to detection of an afferent stimulus, neuromuscular control includes processing of the stimulus and a reactionary efferent output mediated via the neuromuscular system.