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ect of age on kinaesthesia telesna (ne)aktivnost in njen pomen ... | physical (in)activity and its importance ...
Neža Šparovec1, Jernej Rošker1, Nejc Šarabon1,2
1 University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Koper, Slovenia
2 S2P, Science to practice, Ltd., Tehnološki park 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Introduction: The structural and morphological changes of somatosensory re-
ceptors, vision, vestibular, nervous and musculoskeletal systems associated
with ageing have a negative effect on kinaesthesia. The objective of the study
was to determine the differences in kinaesthesia among the subjects of differ-
ent ages.
Methods: A comprehensive evaluation of kinaesthesia was performed on 23
young adults and 23 elderly people who also completed a questionnaire on the
total physical activity and a health questionnaire. To determine the differences
between the two groups, the t-test and the Mann Whitney test, as well as the
Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients, were used to determine the
association between kinaesthesia and physical activity.
Results: The two groups differ in knee position sense, knee dynamic posi-
tion sense, the force tracking in the knee and in all static balance parameters,
whereas no differences were detected in tactile perception, trunk position
sense, force matching in the knee and sense of verticality. The ability of force
tracking and knee dynamic position sense are typically linked to some balance
parameters.
Discussion and conclusion: The amount of sitting has a negative effect on bal-
ance in both age groups, while the amount and intensity of physical activity
does not affect kinaesthesia. Greater differences were observed in more com-
plex tasks, which require the inclusion of cognitive functions in addition to kin-
aesthetic perception.
Keywords: ageing, kinaesthesia, proprioception, balance.
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Neža Šparovec1, Jernej Rošker1, Nejc Šarabon1,2
1 University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Koper, Slovenia
2 S2P, Science to practice, Ltd., Tehnološki park 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Introduction: The structural and morphological changes of somatosensory re-
ceptors, vision, vestibular, nervous and musculoskeletal systems associated
with ageing have a negative effect on kinaesthesia. The objective of the study
was to determine the differences in kinaesthesia among the subjects of differ-
ent ages.
Methods: A comprehensive evaluation of kinaesthesia was performed on 23
young adults and 23 elderly people who also completed a questionnaire on the
total physical activity and a health questionnaire. To determine the differences
between the two groups, the t-test and the Mann Whitney test, as well as the
Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients, were used to determine the
association between kinaesthesia and physical activity.
Results: The two groups differ in knee position sense, knee dynamic posi-
tion sense, the force tracking in the knee and in all static balance parameters,
whereas no differences were detected in tactile perception, trunk position
sense, force matching in the knee and sense of verticality. The ability of force
tracking and knee dynamic position sense are typically linked to some balance
parameters.
Discussion and conclusion: The amount of sitting has a negative effect on bal-
ance in both age groups, while the amount and intensity of physical activity
does not affect kinaesthesia. Greater differences were observed in more com-
plex tasks, which require the inclusion of cognitive functions in addition to kin-
aesthetic perception.
Keywords: ageing, kinaesthesia, proprioception, balance.
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