Task-specific dystonia in tabla players
โ Scribed by Mona Ragothaman; Nagaraja Sarangmath; Sachi Jayaram; Pazhayannur V. Swaminath; Uday Muthane
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 55 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
Taskโspecific dystonia significantly impairs the performance of approximately 8% of musicians [Lederman RJ. Muscle Nerve 2003;27:549โ561]. We describe hand dystonia in two professional musicians experienced while playing tabla, a percussion instrument. ยฉ 2004 Movement Disorder Society
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