[CrazedZooChimp]

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Thanks JHFTB.  I had seen the football facilities and interviews before but not the sports medicine photos.  Learned a new word from those photos, "proprioception."  It was on the wall next to "mobility" and "stabilization."  According to my unimpeachable internet sites, it means "the sense of the relative position of parts of the body and of the strength needed to move them."  I guess I'm done for the day since I've learned something, but I've also probably forgotten several things so maybe I should keep active. 

Cheers,
Pete F.

Yes.  Close your eyes and raise your hand.  How do you know your hand is raised?  Proprioception.
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That is an excellent explanation for this layperson. Neat! I'm always amazed by my ability to mindlessly do things like toss a water bottle back and forth between my hands without even thinking about it. I assume that's also related (subconsciously knowing how hard to toss the bottle and where my hands are).

[CrazedZooChimp]

[quote author=pefloresjr link=topic=16566.msg188370#msg188370 date=1486599220]
Thanks JHFTB.  I had seen the football facilities and interviews before but not the sports medicine photos.  Learned a new word from those photos, "proprioception."  It was on the wall next to "mobility" and "stabilization."  According to my unimpeachable internet sites, it means "the sense of the relative position of parts of the body and of the strength needed to move them."  I guess I'm done for the day since I've learned something, but I've also probably forgotten several things so maybe I should keep active. 

Cheers,
Pete F.

Yes.  Close your eyes and raise your hand.  How do you know your hand is raised?  Proprioception.
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That is an excellent explanation for this layperson. Neat! I'm always amazed by my ability to mindlessly do things like toss a water bottle back and forth between my hands without even thinking about it. I assume that's also related (subconsciously knowing how hard to toss the bottle and where my hands are).