Proprioception

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Proprioception

• Sben Grans-Korsh

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• It is not an exteroceptive senses (sight, taste,
  smell, touch, hearing, and balance)
• Proprioception is a sense that gives the brain
  feedback on the body internally.
• It indicates
• moving with required effort
• Where parts of the body are located in relation
  to each other

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Pinocchio!

• A vibrator is put on the biceps while you hold
  your nose with the hand of that arm.
• The vibrator stimulates muscles in the biceps
  that would normally be stimulated by the muscle's
  stretching, creating a illusion that the arm is
  moving away from the face.
• Because the fingers holding the nose are still
  giving information to the brain of touching the
  nose, it appears that the nose is moving away
  from the face too.

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Phantom Limb

• People that have a limb amputated may still have
  a confused sense of that limb existence on their
  body
• Phantom sensations can occur as proprioceptive
  sensations of the limb's presence, or other
  sensations such as movement, pressure, pain, or
  temperature.
• Phantom sensations may also occur after the
  removal of body parts other than the limbs, such
  as breasts, teeth, or eye

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Training of the sense

• Proprioception can be enhanced through exercises,
  such as
• Juggling
• Standing on a balance board
• Standing on one leg
• Yoga or Tai Chi
• All of the exercises are more efficient with your
  eyes closed

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