Aberrant learning in individuals who perform repetitive skilled hand movements: Focal hand dystonia-Part 1

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-247

  Byl, Nancy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abberant learning; Focal hand dystonia; Microtrauma; Occupational hand cramp; Repetitive use

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DYSTONIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOCAL HAND DYSTONIA; HAND INJURY; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LEARNING; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CRAMP; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROPRIOCEPTION; REACTION TIME; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SKILL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33745193247     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2005.12.001     Document Type: Review

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