Proprioception
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Sep 22, 2026
Leigh BrandonGUEST
If you have an...
Leigh BrandonGUEST
Like I, I injure my shoulder, you lose all proprioception.
Paul ChekHOST
Right.
Leigh BrandonGUEST
So I was trying to play a tennis match with no proprioception in my right shoulder.
Leigh BrandonGUEST
I couldn't get my serve in 'cause my, my brain was saying, "But I don't know what's going on with your arm 'cause I can't feel anything in your shoulder." So you've got the pain, and then you numb the pain.
Leigh BrandonGUEST
I mean, I, I can't imagine what their proprioception must have been like.
Leigh BrandonGUEST
I guess muscle memory must have got them through it somehow.
Paul ChekHOST
Well, I think, I think that they also develop a very advanced level of spatial awareness, so they're able to-
Herman PoppleberryHOST
The hand knows things the eye doesn't.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
Proprioception is a real sense.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
Your body knows where your fingers are in space to a fraction of a millimeter.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
With training, that sense can guide a tool.
Henry HawkHOST
One of the reasons you can navigate the dark bedroom is something called proprioception.
Henry HawkHOST
It's a complicated word for an experience that's so ordinary you probably haven't thought about it today.
Henry HawkHOST
Proprioception is your sense of where your body is and how it's moving.
Henry HawkHOST
Specialized sensory receptors associated with your muscles, tendons, and joints continuously send information about position, movement, and tension.
Henry HawkHOST
You don't experience all of that as a stream of neurological information.
Angelique ChaverriGUEST
This is my front." Then the next movement is shoulder to hip, shoulder to hip, and so now the brain is going, "This is my right side.
Angelique ChaverriGUEST
This is my left side." It makes me think about that original Avatar movie when they put the guy in the suit, and they're like, "Proprioception is online.
Angelique ChaverriGUEST
Vestibular system is online." And my husband and I were in the movie theater, and I was yelling.
Angelique ChaverriGUEST
I was like, "[gasps] I can't believe they put that..." He's like, "Shh, shh, shh."