Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Healthcare, Slovak Medical University, Banska Bystrica,Slovakia.
Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Arts, Matej Bel University, Banska Bystrica,Slovakia.
Motor Control. 2022 Apr 1;26(2):258-277. doi: 10.1123/mc.2021-0127. Epub 2022 Mar 15.
High-quality sensory perception and body scheme (somatognosis) are important aspects for sport performance. This study compares stereognosis, body scheme, and kinesthesia in a group of 36 competitive karate athletes against a control group of 32 general population participants. The stereognosis Petrie test, two body scheme tests, and three kinesthesia tests served as outcome measurement tools. No significant difference was found in the stereognosis Petrie test, for the dominant (p = .389) or the nondominant (p = .791) hand, nor in the kinesthesia test (dominant, p = .661 and nondominant, p = .051). Karate athletes performed significantly better in the body scheme tests, that is, fist width estimation (p = .024) and shoulder width estimation (p = .019), as well as in karate-specific kinesthesia tests, that is, single punch (p = .010) and triple punch (p = .001). This study confirms competitive karate athletes have significantly better somatognosis, and better accuracy when performing quick dynamic movements compared with the general population.
高质量的感觉知觉和身体图式（体感）是运动表现的重要方面。本研究比较了一组 36 名竞技空手道运动员和一组 32 名普通人群参与者的触知觉、身体图式和运动觉。触知觉 Petrie 测试、两个身体图式测试和三个运动觉测试作为结果测量工具。在优势手（p =.389）或非优势手（p =.791）的 Petrie 触知觉测试、运动觉测试（优势手，p =.661；非优势手，p =.051）中，均未发现显著差异。空手道运动员在身体图式测试中表现更好，即拳宽估计（p =.024）和肩宽估计（p =.019），以及空手道特定的运动觉测试中，即单次出拳（p =.010）和三次出拳（p =.001）。这项研究证实，与普通人群相比，竞技空手道运动员的体感明显更好，在进行快速动态运动时的准确性更高。
