Proprioception is the body's awareness of where it is in nature. Jennifer A. Stone of the Sports Medicine Division of the U.S. Olympic Committee writes, "Proprioception training is an essential part of any rehabilitation program to return an...
One of your brain's many jobs is to assess and transmit information about your body, your surroundings and your body within your surroundings. Understanding where you are relative to the environment is part of proprioception; this information is...
Proprioception is the ability to know where your body is in space in relation to other body parts. According to the Sports Injury Bulletin, proprioceptive training may increase your strength, coordination and reaction time -- as well as reduce...
Thera-bands are essentially large rubber bands used to train the muscles of the body. Thera-bands were first introduced by the Hygenic Corporation in 1976 for use in rehabilitation. The Thera-band product line has evolved since its inception from...
Your body balances itself by relying on signals that are relayed from the nerves in your muscles, tissues and skin, and travel to your brain. Your brain uses this information to determine where your body is in space, a process referred to as...
Proprioception refers to your sense or awareness of the position of your body at any given time. Information about the stretching of your muscles, as well as joint pressure and positioning, is constantly relayed to your brain from sensors in your...
Somatosensory ability refers to the body's ability to orient itself and maintain balance in a variety of positions. Many athletes require an extraordinary degree of somatosensory ability and use balance beam training as part of their workout...
The central nervous system is one of the major information relaying systems in the body, the other being the peripheral nervous system. These two systems function to interpret and relay three main priorities to the body: sensory, or changes in the...
Exercising at home can be fun and effective. You may choose the same routine or switch it up to provide variety. Home gym equipment can be as extensive as gym equipment, but it is not necessary to get a good workout. The most important piece of...
Running burns calories and promotes cardiovascular health, whether you run inside on a treadmill or outside on a track or alongside the road. Running outside and running indoors on a treadmill do, however, offer several differing advantages and...
Propriception is defined as the ability to know where your body is in space. Proprioception has two practical extensions in functional activities. Being able to identify the position of your arm is an aspect of propricetion often affected by...
Fitness industry workers once emphasized cardiovascular conditioning, flexibility and muscle tone, strength and endurance. The balance buzz began in the mid-1990s when stability balls and balance boards rolled and wobbled their way into health...
Thera-Band is a subsidiary of the Hygenic Corproation, a rubber dental product manufacturing company founded in 1925. Hygenic introduced the Thera-Band, an elastic exercise resistance band, in 1976. The bands play a key role in all types of...
The Swiss ball is used for strengthening, stretching, balance and stability training. Exercising on the unstable surface of the sphere-shaped Swiss ball forces the user to balance himself. This incorporates proprioceptive training, the body's...
The rotator cuff muscles provide coordination and movement of the humerus bone in the arm, preventing it from compressing against the top of the scapula bone. In the aging population, mechanical pinching of the rotator cuff tendons occurs from...
When you perform athletic movements, your central nervous system gets information about the muscular activity, your body posture and the range of motion of your joints through the visual, balancing and proprioceptive subsystems. Proprioception...
Tackle football is played by organized teams at the youth, high school, college and professional levels. All of those teams will play competitively, but the goals at the youth level are more about teaching the game and improving than they are...
Strength, endurance, skill and coordination are crucial components of sport performance, but agility is essential to overall athleticism. The word "agility" implies athletic readiness, and an ability to swiftly, safely and efficiently respond to...
According to the American Physical Therapy Association, the goal of physical therapy is to prevent and treat movement and physical dysfunction, while promoting overall health. Physical therapy is a recommended form of treatment for a variety of...
Stroke affects any one of three areas in your brain -- your cerebrum, brain stem and cerebellum. The cerebrum is the large mass that occupies the top and front portions of your skull. Your cerebellum is located beneath and behind your cerebrum....
Ankle rehabilitation therapy involves slowly and purposely returning your ankle joint to a functioning level by using healing protocol plus physical rehabilitation. Not all injuries are the same, so check with your doctor before starting any...
Dumbbell training is a simple, efficient fitness tool. Dumbbells are useful for both beginners and advanced trainees. An essential element of dumbbell lifting is the freedom of movement. Russian-born fitness trainer and author Pavel Tsatsouline...
There are 206 bones in the adult body. Bones serve many functions, but basically they are points of attachments for muscles and ligaments. They also provide support for the body and protect the internal organs. In addition, they serve as storage...
Scar tissue is part of your body's natural repair process. In the case of ligament damage, scar tissue helps the ligament heal, providing more stability to a tissue without a large nutrient supply. After surgery, however, scar tissue development...
Cycling is arguably a joint-friendly alternative to running, provided you do not fall prey to a common source of sports injuries: training error. For, as large and complex as it is, your knee joint can easily be injured due to its dependence on...
Skiers, snowboarders, hockey players, kayakers and swimmers have one thing in common. Their sport requires a specific type of terrain, which is not always readily available. Dry land training, also called sport-specific conditioning, benefits...
The body's balance system is composed of an intricate labyrinth of nerves, fluids and canals. Balance specialists at the Brain and Spine Institute explain that the inner ears, the eyes and the position and movement detectors in our joints and...
The rotator cuff is composed of four muscles that assist in elevating your arm over your head and rotating it toward and away from your body. Because these are common movements, the rotator cuff is often subject to either injury or conditions that...
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons states that an estimated 25,000 people, athletes and non-athletes, suffer an ankle sprain every day. Unfortunately many go untreated or are self-managed, which can lead to recurring pain, stiffness and...
