Investigating the Relationship of Age, Gender, and Lateralization with Elbow Joint Proprioception

Abstract

Objective: Decreased or impaired proprioceptive sense may cause abnormal loading, increased risk of injury, and risk to personal safety. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between elbow joint proprioception with age, gender, and dominance. Material and Method: One hundred and twenty nine asymptomatic individuals aged 18-65 years were included in the study. Elbow joint proprioception measurement was performed with joint position sense error measurement. Results: The mean age of the individuals was 30.80±13.29 years. 79 of them were female and 50 of them were male. 9 individuals were left-dominant, and 120 individuals were right-dominant. According to the data, age was associated with joint position sense error measurement (JPSE) in 70º, gender, and dominant side was associated with JPSE in 110º (p<0.01). Conclusion: There is a decrease in proprioceptive precision with increasing age. Male and left-dominant individuals have lower joint position sense errors. These findings indicate that age, hemisphere lateralization, and gender can modulate the perception and representation of movement.

Keywords

• Proprioception
• elbow
• joint position sense
• lateralization

Yaş, Cinsiyet ve Lateralizasyonun Dirsek Eklem Propriosepsiyonu ile İlişkisinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Azalmış ya da bozulmuş proprioseptif duyu, anormal yükleme ve artmış yaralanma riskine neden olup kişisel güvenliği tehlikeye atabilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, dirsek eklem propriyosepsiyonu ile yaş, cinsiyet ve dominantlığın ilişkisini incelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya 18-65 yaş arası 129 asemptomatik birey dahil edildi. Dirsek eklem propriosepsiyon ölçümü eklem pozisyon hissi hatası ölçümü ile gerçekleştirildi. Bulgular: Bireylerin yaş ortalaması 30,80±13,29 yıl olup 79’u kadın, 50’si erkekti. 9 birey sol, 120 birey sağ dominant idi. Verilere göre yaş 70º deki, cinsiyet ve dominant taraf 110º deki eklem pozisyon hissi hatası ile ilişkili bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Sonuç: Yaş ilerledikçe proprioseptif keskinlikte azalma görülmektedir. Erkek bireyler ve sol dominant bireylerin eklem pozisyon hissi hataları daha düşüktür. Bu bulgular, yaş, hemisfer lateralizasyonu ve cinsiyetin çeşitli yapısal ve fonksiyonel nedenlerle hareketin algılanması ve temsilini modüle edebileceğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Propriosepsiyon
• dirsek
• eklem pozisyon hissi
• lateralizasyon

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