?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Comparison+of+Ankle+Proprioception+Between+Pregnant+and+Non+Pregnant+Women&rft.creator=R%2C+Preetha+&rft.creator=SM%2C+John&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Pregnant+women+report+falls+especially+during+their+third+trimester.+Physiological+changes+along+with+ligament+laxity+can+affect+the+joint+proprioception+in+this+population.+This+study+was+conducted+to+compare+the+ankle+proprioception+between+pregnant+and+non+pregnant+women.+Thirty+pregnant+and+30+non+pregnant+women+were+included+in+the+study+and+the+position+of+ankles+were+recorded+by+a+digital+camera+placed+60+cms+away+from+the+feet+of+the+subject.+UTHSCSA+Image+tool+software+version+3.0.+was+used+to+measure+the+difference+between+the+initial+and+the+final+angle.+The+median+repositioning+error+in+the+pregnant+group+was+11.6+(7.6%2C+12.4)+degrees+and+the+median+repositioning+error+in+the+non-pregnant+group+was+4.2+(2.1%2C+6.3)+degrees.+There+was+a+statistically+significant+difference+in+ankle+joint+proprioception+between+pregnant+and+non+pregnant+women.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7965%2F1%2F2011-2-9.pdf&rft.identifier=++R%2C+Preetha++and+SM%2C+John++(2011)+Comparison+of+Ankle+Proprioception+Between+Pregnant+and+Non+Pregnant+Women.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7965%2F