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Joint In general, a legal term describing a transaction in which two or more parties act together. Notes: For example, a joint account is a bank or brokerage account that is owned together (jointly) by two or more people.How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Articular or joint proprioceptors respond to mechanical deformation of the joint capsule and ligaments: Joint receptors include the rapidly adapting pacinian The authors also proposed that, because this study was performed with the muscles relaxed, passive stretching of the muscle allowed afferent activity, further validating that muscle afferents appear to compensate for any loss of input from joint receptors due to ankle inversion sprains. Regaining muscle control and performing muscle strengthening exercises, however, can be difficult during the early postoperative phase as a result of edema, pain, and the diminished activity of the joint receptors. |
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