Proprioception and kinesthesia: The sixth sense organ

Abstract

The words kinesthesia and proprioception are often used interchangeably. Kinesthesia is awareness of how the body is moving in space while proprioception is associated with any postural, positional, or kinetic information provided to the CNS by sensory receptors in muscles, tendons, joints, or skin. It is an important bodily neuromuscular sense. It falls under our "sixth sense", more commonly known as somatosensation. It is associated with Sense of Force, Sense of change of Velocity, joint position, and kinesthesia. The role of the proprioceptor is immensely significant to maintain balance, agility, and learning motor skills. The present article critically discussed the various aspects of the proprioception and kinesthesis sense and depending upon its roller it can be considered as the sixth sense organ.