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- Title
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HAND REACTION TIME AND JOINT POSITION SENSE IN HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS.
- Authors
Alikaj, Albina; Büyükaslan, Ahsen
- Abstract
In the context of motor function, the reaction time can be defined as the time between a given stimulus and the first muscle response to it. Factors affecting reaction time: Appropriate response, number of repetitions, the severity of stimulus, gender, dominant side, age, smoking and alcohol consumption and obesity have been reported. Proprioception can be another critical factor for reaction time since it provides and maintains the relevant body part a certain movement or position at the time appropriate to the stimulus. The purpose was this study to investigate the relationship between hand reaction time and joint position sense and factors affecting reaction time in healthy young adults.25 healthy individuals with a mean age of 26.7±4.9 years were included in the study. 16 of the participants were male and 9 were female, and their body mass index (BMI) mean 23.8±4.2 kg/m2. Reaction time was assessed by the Nelson Hand Reaction test and joint position sense were measured with a goniometer. The joint position sense for the wrist was made by repeating the target angle with active movement. Gender and the dominant side did not affect the reaction time (p≥ 0.05). The reaction time increased with increasing age (p≤0.05). The joint position sense of the left wrist was statistically significant in females and males (p≤0.05). The wrist joint position sense showed less deviation only in the wrist flexion movement in favour of the non-dominant side (p≤0.05). There was no relationship between wrist joint position sense and hand reaction time (p≥ 0.05).
- Subjects
HAND physiology; WRIST physiology; WRIST joint; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE of motion of joints; HEALTH status indicators; MEASUREMENT of angles (Geometry); SEX distribution; BODY movement; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; REACTION time; BODY mass index; KINEMATICS; ADULTS
- Publication
Kinesiologia Slovenica, 2023, Vol 29, Issue 3, p153
- ISSN
1318-2269
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.52165/kinsi.29.3.153-169