Change in dexterity with sensory awareness training: A randomised controlled trial

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 783-798

  Bitter, Felicity ^a   Hillier, Susan ^a   Civetta, Lauren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY FEEDBACK;

AWARENESS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051656919     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 1558688X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/15.22.PMS.112.3.783-798     Document Type: Article

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