The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
- Volume 15 Issue 2
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- Pages.12-18
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- 2003
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- 1229-0475(pISSN)
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- 2287-156X(eISSN)
Joint mechanoreceptors of shoulder
견관절의 관절 기계적수용기
- Kweon Oh-Hyun (Major in Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Rehabilitation Science, Taegu University) ;
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Yuk Goon-Chang
(Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
- Bae Sung-Soo (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Science, Daegu University)
- Published : 2003.06.01
Abstract
Proprioception can be defined as a specialized variation of touch that encompasses the sensation of joint movement(kinesthesia) and joint position(static joint position sense). Several types of joint and muscular mechanoreceptors provide proprioceptive information for joint stability. Joint mechanoreceptors have been classified into four types based of activation characteristics : Ruffini endings, Pacinian corpuscles, Golgi tendon organlike endings, free nerve endings. The paper review the morphology, distrubution, function of mechanoreceptors in shoulder joint.
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