title: The effect of proprioceptive facilitation patterning upon reaction, response, and movement times.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of proprioceptive facilitation upon reaction time, movement time, and response time. Reaction time, response time-one (flexion at shoulder, extension at elbow); response time-two (flexion, adduction, external rotation at shoulder, elbow flexion), and movement time (response time-two minus reaction time), were measured before and following a training session. Fifteen women and 27 men were randomly assigned to one of the following training groups; weight training, target throwing, and proprioceptive facilitation patterning. Subjects engaged in three training sessions a week for six weeks. Analysis revealed a significant improvement for the proprioceptive facilitation patterning group in response time-two and movement time.
mesh_terms: D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D011434:Proprioception; D011930:Reaction Time; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000502:physiology*