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- Title
Elastic Resistance and Shoulder Movement Patterns: An Analysis of Reaching Tasks Based on Proprioception.
- Authors
Shim, Gyuseok; Yang, Duwon; Cho, Woorim; Kim, Jihyeon; Ryu, Hyangshin; Choi, Woong; Kim, Jaehyo
- Abstract
This study departs from the conventional research on horizontal plane reach movements by examining human motor control strategies in vertical plane elastic load reach movements conducted without visual feedback. Here, participants performed shoulder presses with elastic resistances at low, moderate, and high intensities without access to visual information about their hand position, relying exclusively on proprioceptive feedback and synchronizing their movements with a metronome set at a 3 s interval. The results revealed consistent performance symmetry across different intensities in terms of the reach speed (p = 0.254–0.736), return speed (p = 0.205–0.882), and movement distance (p = 0.480–0.919). This discovery underscores the human capacity to uphold bilateral symmetry in movement execution when relying solely on proprioception. Furthermore, this study observed an asymmetric velocity profile where the reach duration remained consistent irrespective of the load (1.15 s), whereas the return duration increased with higher loads (1.39 s–1.45 s). These findings suggest that, in the absence of visual feedback, the asymmetric velocity profile does not result from the execution of the action but rather represents a deliberate deceleration post-reach aimed at achieving the target position as generated by the brain's internal model. These findings hold significant implications for interpreting rehabilitation approaches under settings devoid of visual feedback.
- Subjects
PROPRIOCEPTION; TASK analysis; HUMAN mechanics; SHOULDER; ACCELERATION (Mechanics); ACCESS to information; ECONOMIES of scale
- Publication
Bioengineering (Basel), 2024, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2306-5354
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/bioengineering11010001