The neuromuscular system is a topic in the specification of all the major exam boards.
Normally when people talk about muscle memory, they are referring to the ability to perform a movement that they have not done in a while, such as catching a cricket ball or riding a bicycle. Muscle memory does exist, but perhaps not in the context mentioned above – this is referring more to co-ordination, in which losses in co-ordination can be easily relearned if they were previously mastered. This is predominantly to do with retraining proprioceptors, such as muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs, which are located in muscle fibres. Proprioceptors detect changes in muscle length and are responsible for helping you to feel balanced and co-ordinated during movement.
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