Proprioception of the Wrist Joint: A Review of Current Concepts and Possible Implications on the Rehabilitation of the Wrist

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-17

  Hagert, Elisabet ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; INNERVATION; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT POSITION SENSE; JOINT STABILITY; KINESTHESIA; LIGAMENT; LIMB MOVEMENT; MECHANORECEPTOR; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PACINI CORPUSCLE; POLYSYNAPTIC REFLEX; PROPRIOCEPTION; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RECURRENT INHIBITION; REHABILITATION CARE; SCAPHOLUNATE INTEROSSEOUS LIGAMENT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SKIN RECEPTOR; SKIN SENSATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPINAL REFLEX; VISUAL STIMULATION; WRIST; WRIST INJURY;

HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MECHANORECEPTORS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORIENTATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROPRIOCEPTION; REFLEX; TOUCH; VISION, OCULAR; WRIST INJURIES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 75149186840     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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