Changes

For much of the 20th century, the prevailing view regarding the limb position sense was that the joints where the main receptors responsible for kinaesthetic sensations. This changed after the experiments of Goodwin and colleagues on the sensory effects of muscle vibration. This study provided evidence for the role of muscle spindles in conscious sensation and currently they are considered the principal proprioceptors <ref name=”2”></ref><ref name=”9”></ref><ref name=”12”></ref>.

For much of the 20th century, the prevailing view regarding the limb position sense was that the joints where the main receptors responsible for kinaesthetic sensations. This changed after the experiments of Goodwin and colleagues on the sensory effects of muscle vibration. This study provided evidence for the role of muscle spindles in conscious sensation and currently they are considered the principal proprioceptors <ref name=”2”></ref><ref name=”9”></ref><ref name=”12”></ref>.

The term “proprioception” was introduced by Sherrington in the year G1906. The term is a combination of the Latin “propius” (one’s own) and “perception”. He described it as a type of feedback from the limbs to the central nervous system. He referred to proprioceptors as: “‘In muscular receptivity we see the body itself acting as a stimulus to its own receptors – the proprioceptors.” <ref name=”1”></ref><ref name=”10”></ref><ref name=”11”></ref>

The term “proprioception” was introduced by Sherrington in the year 1906. The term is a combination of the Latin “propius” (one’s own) and “perception”. He described it as a type of feedback from the limbs to the central nervous system. He referred to proprioceptors as: “‘In muscular receptivity we see the body itself acting as a stimulus to its own receptors – the proprioceptors.” <ref name=”1”></ref><ref name=”10”></ref><ref name=”11”></ref>

==The proprioceptive senses==

==The proprioceptive senses==