title: Proprioceptive feedback and preferred patterns of human movement.
abstract: During cyclical tasks, humans often prefer stereotyped movement patterns. Although minimization of metabolic energy expenditure commonly is proposed as an underlying motor control goal, the mechanism by which humans choose their preferred movement pattern is not clear. We hypothesize that humans use proprioceptive feedback, which provides information about body mechanics in the identification of the preferred pattern of movement.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Division of Physical Therapy, College of Health Professions, and Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. deaje@musc.edu
authors.forename: Jesse C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D056228:Feedback, Sensory / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis