Repetitive Motion in Perception of Tactile Sensation in the Fingers of String Players.
Little is known about the mechanisms that underlie the pathophysiology involved in the development of cumulative trauma disorders. Musicians, specifically string players, may be a useful model to examine the cumulative effects of repetitive motion given the highly attended movements of their left ha...
| Published in: | Perceptual & Motor Skills Vol. 99; no. 3; pp. 1171 - 1184 |
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Ammons Scientific, Ltd.
Dec2004 Part 2
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