REFINING REHABILITATION WITH PROPRIOCEPTION TRAINING - EXPEDITING RETURN TO PLAY

Citation
Er. Laskowski et al., REFINING REHABILITATION WITH PROPRIOCEPTION TRAINING - EXPEDITING RETURN TO PLAY, Physician and sportsmedicine, 25(10), 1997, pp. 89
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Sport Sciences
ISSN journal
00913847
Volume
25
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-3847(1997)25:10<89:RRWPT->2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Although definitions of proprioception - sense of joint position - may vary, its importance in preventing and rehabilitating athletic injury remains constant: Restoring it after injury allows the body to mainta in stability and orientation during static and dynamic activities. Any type of joint injury can interrupt position sense. Proprioceptive pro grams need to be tailored to the individual patient, but exercises can include balance training, closed-kinetic-chain exercises such as the leg press or single-leg hops, back-strengtheners, and quadruped stabil ization. Sport-specific training is also crucial in regaining proprioc eption; an example is defensive slide drills in basketball.