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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether passive and active reproduction of joint
position, as well as detection of passive motion (as measures of a subject's
proprioception) of the shoulder differ while sitting compared with lying supine.
DESIGN: Shoulder proprioception of 28 healthy subjects (age, 22.2 +/- 1.7 yrs, 15
men) was tested. To test proprioception, angular motion (in degrees) for
threshold to detection of passive motion and absolute matching error (in degrees)
for passive and active reproduction of joint position were measured using an
isokinetic dynamometer. As a measure of consistency, the standard deviation per
subject and test (threshold to detection of passive motion and passive and active
reproduction of joint position) was measured over three trials. The test scores
during sitting and lying supine were compared using repeated-measures analysis of
variance. RESULTS: No effect of body orientation on threshold to detection of
passive motion and passive and active reproduction of joint position scores was
found. Significantly larger errors were found during active reproduction of joint
position compared with passive reproduction of joint position (F = 58.5; P <
0.01), and subjects were also significantly less accurate during active
reproduction of joint position (F = 30.1; P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS: Body
orientation does not significantly influence proprioceptive errors or
consistency, whereas movement mode (active or passive) does. The significance of
these findings is that, depending on the situation or the patient's ability,
proprioception tests can be conducted while they are lying or sitting, but
movement modes cannot be used interchangeably.

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