Agility Training Assessment

All of the following are activities you can do to train your vestibular and proprioception systems except:

• walking a hallway with eyes closed

• jumping on one leg in grass

• swinging on a swing

• sitting still on a bench

Answer explanation

proprioception is trained by moving your body in any direction with eyes open or closed.

vestibular training involves moving your head in any direction with eyes open or closed.

The semi-circular canals detect

What kind of low impact exercise classes are ideal for proprioception and vestibular training?

Answer explanation

Exercise classes that involve both body movement and head movements are ideal for training both systems. Those types of classes can include yoga, Pilates, tai chi, ballroom dancing.

What injury could cause permanent damage to proprioception nerves?

• Joint Sprain

• Peripheral Neuropathy

• Muscle Strain

• Joint Osteoarthritis

Answer explanation

Peripheral neuropathy results in irreversible damage to sensory nerves, which causes permanent impairment in the proprioception system on the affected area.

This vestibular reflex stabilizes the trunk and head in space