Assessment of the proprioceptive sensitivity of basketball players based on a special test

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Jiang Han
Wuhan Sports University (Wuhan, PRC).
N.V. Masyagina
Moscow State University of Sports and Tourism (Moscow).
I.A. Cherkashin
Moscow State University of Sports and Tourism (Moscow).
E.V. Cherkashina
Institute of Child Development, Health and Adaptation (Moscow).
Email: 706037@mail.ru

Abstract

Objective of the study is the substantiation and development of a special test for determining the proprioceptive sensitivity of the index finger of the dominant hand of basketball players performing a shot at the basket. Methods and structure of the study. An examination of 122 basketball players of the city of Wuhan, Hubei province (PRC), whose average age was 20.69±1.58 years, was conducted. Testing of the proprioceptive sensitivity of the index finger of the dominant hand of the basketball players was carried out, based on the reproduction of given muscular efforts of 60 g, 80 g, 100 g, 120 g and 150 g. For assessment, the Finger Tactile Pressure System (Finger TPS, USA, Medical Tactile, inc.) was used, intended for measuring the pressure exerted by the fingers of the hands on objects during gripping. Results and conclusion. Analysis of the data on the percentage of error in reproducing the muscular efforts of the index finger of the dominant hand of basketball players showed that the highest consistency of measurements, according to ICC, was achieved at loads of 60 g (ICC = 0.987), 100 g (ICC = 0.994), 120 g (ICC = 0.996) and 150 g (ICC = 0.958). Analysis by the Bland-Altman method demonstrated the absence of statistically significant systematic bias (Bias) for all load levels, which is confirmed by its values close to zero. The limits of agreement (LoA) were in the range from -0.83% to 0.59% for loads of 100 g, which indicates minimal random variability. The developed test possesses high reproducibility reliability across all five parameters of the magnitude of the proposed load, and, confirmed by the analysis of the Bland-Altman method, this test is suitable for application in the process of monitoring basketball players.

Keywords

basketball, muscular efforts, monitoring, load magnitude, dominant hand, error

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No. 7, pp. 67–69

Received: 06.06.2026 | Published: 26.06.2026

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