Kinesthetic Sensation
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Kinesthetic sensation is the ability to determine the direction and volume of movements in various joints. It belongs to the category of deep sensitivity and is part of the complex of sensations that determine the statics and locomotion of our body and its parts.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Kinesthetic Sensation (kinesthesia), motor sense, the ability to determine the direction and volume of movements in various joints. K. o. belongs to the category of deep sensitivity (proprioceptive impulses from the ends of bones, tendons, and muscles) and is part of the complex of sensations that determine in consciousness the statics and locomotion of our body and its parts. These sensations are conducted to the brain along the posterior column of the same side. Method of determination: the examiner produces light passive movements in various joints of the subject with closed eyes, asking him to describe these movements or reproduce them. For objective accounting of the accuracy of K. o., a special instrument called a kinesthesiometer can be used.
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“Kinesthetic Sensation.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/kinesthetic-sensation/