A decade ago, at age 55, Don Lewis suffered a stroke in his sleep. When he woke up, he couldn't move his left arm or leg.

Along with her doctoral candidate, Joanna Hoh, Semrau suggests clinicians can uncover sensory deficits without requiring ...

In findings recently published in the journal Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Semrau and doctoral candidate Joanna Hoh ...

There are numerous approaches around preventative interventions in ergonomics and manual handling, however the importance and specifics of movement awareness, and education around this, are often ...

Background The ability to maintain joint stability and motion control of the extremities is important in injury prevention and recovery. Quantitative measurement of proprioception, especially the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with paralysis may be able to improve control of prosthetic arms using proprioception, a new study suggests. In this report, a patient with quadriparesis was able to ...

We all know about our five senses and the importance they play in our daily lives: smell, taste, sight, sound and touch. Some scientists say that we have many more that just five senses, and they ...

Proprioception allows us to recognize where our bodies are physically exist in space. It doesn't usually make the list of the five most important human senses, but proprioception is fundamental. It's ...

Low back pain in the elderly is the result of poor 'proprioception,' or the body's ability to perceive its own position in space, caused by a deterioration of sensory receptors in their muscles called ...

Understanding proprioception can help to interpret how correct movement requires well-organized, accurate signals from the muscles firing to the brain. These pointers can be easily manipulated simply ...