Proprioception

1. Proprioception Sben Grans-Korsh

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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