proprioception
noun
pro·pri·o·cep·tion
ˌprō-prē-ō-ˈsep-shən 
: the reception of stimuli produced within the organism
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Phase 2: Begin active rehabilitation of the ankle, such as movements to increase the range of motion of your ankle, isometric exercises to strengthen the muscles around the ankle and balance training to get your proprioception back in shape.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
So, for the USTC team to achieve comparable-to-human tactile sensing for palpation – which is feeling about for abnormalities – and proprioception – the ability to sense the movement and location of our body parts – in a soft robotic finger is a pretty big deal.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
As a personal trainer, Freeman has noticed that many trans people, their past self included, lack a strong sense of proprioception, a term used to describe your body’s ability to sense its own movement.
—James Factora, Them, 1 Aug. 2024
The results also suggested that the bionic limb could be controlled using just 18% of natural proprioception.
—Maya Davis, CNN, 1 July 2024
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
So, for the USTC team to achieve comparable-to-human tactile sensing for palpation – which is feeling about for abnormalities – and proprioception – the ability to sense the movement and location of our body parts – in a soft robotic finger is a pretty big deal.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
As a personal trainer, Freeman has noticed that many trans people, their past self included, lack a strong sense of proprioception, a term used to describe your body’s ability to sense its own movement.
—James Factora, Them, 1 Aug. 2024
The results also suggested that the bionic limb could be controlled using just 18% of natural proprioception.
—Maya Davis, CNN, 1 July 2024
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proprioception
noun
pro·prio·cep·tion
ˌprō-prē-ō-ˈsep-shən
: the reception of stimuli produced within the organism
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