The Jp Sensometer: An Instrument to Train Joint Position Sense for the Wrist | Zendy

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The Jp Sensometer: An Instrument to Train Joint Position Sense for the Wrist

Author(s) -

Olga L. Hincapie,

Natalia Ruiz

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

international journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2329-9096

DOI - 10.4172/2329-9096.1000426

Subject(s) - wrist , medicine , joint (building) , sense (electronics) , position (finance) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , engineering , surgery , electrical engineering , structural engineering , finance , economics

Two methods have been described to measure joint position sense: Ipsilateral matching and contralateral matching [7]. Ipsilateral matching is performed by passively positioning the joint to a specific angle, then asking the patient to replicate the same position actively. Contralateral matching follows the same process, but the participant is asked to replicate the angle with the contralateral limb. (See protocol below). It has been suggested that for re training purposes, patients should start with ipsilateral matching and progress to contralateral matching, since the last one requires transmission between brain hemispheres in addition to working memory [6].

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