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Proprioceptive Training in the Prevention of Sports Injuries

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We must first define some words and concepts to know better what the proprioceptive system is [25]. The concept of proprioception is commonly described as the conscious and subconscious ability to know the position of one’s body segment in space. Kinesthesia is the ability to feel movement and its direction. Integrated with tactile, visual, and vestibular information, proprioception and kinesthesia [2, 3, 21] comprise the proprioceptive system. Its function is necessary for body posture and joint movement. Commonly, the word “proprioception” is used to mean the entire proprioceptive system.

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Cerulli, G., Ponteggia, F., Caraffa, A., Aisa, G. (2001). Proprioceptive Training in the Prevention of Sports Injuries. In: Puddu, G., Giombini, A., Selvanetti, A. (eds) Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04369-1_3

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