The evaluation of joint position sense (Proprioception) in folk dancers

The purpose of this study is to determine of the proprioception composed on knee joint of regular folk dancers and sedantaries applying the method of digitalganyametre. In this study it is aimed that in the positions of weight bearing (WB), partial weight bearing (PWB) and non weight bearing (NWB) proprioception is examined among the participants of the study -the regular folk dancers and sedantaries.Totaly 30 men - 15 folk dancers ( Average age: 21.33 ± 0.89, Average exercise age: 3 ± 0.76 year)-and 15 sedantaries ( Average age: 21. 2 ± 0.75) have participated in this study as volunteers. According to the results, when the proprioception was examined on dominant leg in three different measurement positions, with 15?,30?,45? and 60? degrees, meaningful differences were identified in favour of folk dancers in the position of lie back down non weight bearing (NWB) 45? and 60? degrees (p ? 0,05) . However, no meaningful diffrences were found in the position of non weight bearing (NWB) lie back and face down 15? and 30? degrees, partial weight bearing (PWB) and in the position of unilateral belateral weight bearing (WB), 15?, 30?, 45? and 60? degrees.As a result, no differences have been determined on proprioception composed on knee joint between regular dancers and sedantaries by measuring digitalganyametre.Key Words:Proprioception, Wieght Bearing, Partial Weight Bearing, Non Weight Bearing, Digitalgonyometre