1Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar (Haryana)
2Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad, Haryana
3Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Delhi Pharmaceutical Science and Research University, New Delhi
4Post Graduate Student, Department of Physiotherapy, Amity International university, Noida
Online published on 3 April, 2018.
Sherrington defined proprioception includes joint position sense, awareness of active and passive movements and force reproduction. It is mediated by afferent signals arising from cutaneous receptors in the skin and proprioceptors in muscles(muscle spindles), tendon(Golgi tendon organ), ligament and joints(Ruffini and Pacini receptors), as well as visual and vestibular inputs. These inputs can be used on a conscious and unconscious level (reflexive pathway) so that motor tasks are performed smoothly
40 healthy subjects were randomly selected and divided into 2 groups-control group and experimental group. Joint reposition error was measured using CPM at 3 predetermined joint angles (25, 50, 75 degrees). Cryotherapy was given to experimental group for 15 minutes with the help of cold packs applied around the knee joint.
15 minutes of cryotherapy reduces the joint position sense because there was a significant difference on comparing the joint reposition error score before and after cryotherapy at 3 angles (25, 50, 75 degrees).
Cryotherapy results in reduction in knee joint proprioception.
Proprioception, Joint position sense, Kinesthesia
