What Somatosensory Impairment?
Somatosensation refers to the sensations arising from the skin. These sensations include the ability to feel light touch, localize a touch, discriminate temperature, identify an object through the sense of touch (somatosensation), discriminate the sharpness of an object, and the ability to feel pain. Somatosensory impairment refers to any type of impairment that affects one’s ability to effectively and accurately process input received from sensory receptors in the skin. Somatosensory impairments can occur in any part or area of the body.
