How does a motor or cognitive dual-task affect our sense of upper limb proprioception?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Daily upper limb activities require multitasking and our division of attention. How we allocate our attention can be studied using dual-task interference (DTi). Given the vital role proprioception plays in movement planning and motor control, it is important to investigate how conscious upper limb proprioception is impacted by DTi through cognitive and motor interference.

Purpose

To examine how dual-task interference impacts conscious upper limb proprioception during active joint repositioning tasks (AJRT).

Methods

Forty-two healthy participants, aged between 18 and 35, took part in this cross-sectional study. Participants completed two AJRT during three conditions: baseline (single task), dual-cognitive task (serial subtractions), and dual-motor task (non-

SUBMITTER: Ager AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10954121 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature