A quantitative three-dimensional analysis of arm kinematics in violin performance

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-10

  Shan, Gongbing ^a   Visentin, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSICIAN; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0037335502     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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