Investigation of The Effects of Proprioceptive Exercise Training on Motor Performance Parameters in Healthy Adults

Launched by HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY · May 17, 2024

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Healthy volunteers who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study upon agreement to participate. The participants were divided into two groups. One group received 6 weeks of general upper extremity exercises along with proprioceptive exercise training. The proprioceptive exercise training consisted of a 10-minute warm-up period including active and passive upper extremity exercises followed by 30 minutes of proprioceptive exercises. The exercise program progressed weekly, and exercises were performed in standardized positions. To ensure adherence to the exercises, they were recor...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • To be between the ages of 18 and 30
• • To be willing to participate in the study
• • To have cognitive abilities to understand the tasks required in the study.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Experiencing acute/chronic bilateral or unilateral upper extremity pain
• • Having neurological and/or rheumatological diseases
• • Chronic medication usage
• • Regular smoking/alcohol consumption currently or in the past
• • Taking cortisone orally or via injection
• • Suffering from upper extremity musculoskeletal injuries in the past year
• • Undergoing upper extremity surgery
• • Having a body mass index greater than 24.9 kg/m2
• • Scoring above 6 on the Beighton hypermobility score
• • Engaging in regular exercises involving the upper extremities
• • History of autoimmune and/or rheumatic diseases
• • Regular use of anti-inflammatory medications, etc.
• • Having cardiovascular disease and diabetes

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