Aim: This paper provides an overview from the literature about the definition and importance
of proprioception and the correlation with the elderly population. Material and Methods: The …

Ageing is a complex biological process associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
Nine classic, interdependent hallmarks of ageing have been proposed involving genetic and …

Current trends in sports monitoring are characterized by the massive collection of tech-
based biomechanical, physiological and performance data, integrated through mathematical …

The assessment of sensorimotor functions is extremely important to understand the health
status of a patient and its change over time. Assessments are necessary to plan and adjust …

Many neuromuscular disorders can have a differential impact on a specific myofibre type,
forming the central premise of this review. The many different skeletal muscles in mammals …

Basic to all motile life is a differential approach/avoid response to perceived features of
environment. The stages of response are initial reflexive noticing and orienting to the …

Background Proprioceptive function can be affected after neurological injuries such as
stroke. Severe and persistent proprioceptive impairments may be associated with a poor …

Proprioceptive deficits negatively affect postural control but their precise contribution to
postural instability in Parkinson's disease (PD) is unclear. We investigated if proprioceptive …

Background Proprioception has not been examined in the lower limb in people with
Parkinson's disease (PD). Impaired proprioception may contribute to activity limitations …

The prevention, mitigation and treatment of movement impairments, ideally, requires early
diagnosis or identification. As the human movement system has physiological and functional …