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Task-specific dystonia in tabla players

โœ 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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โœฆ Synopsis


Abstract

Taskโ€specific dystonia significantly impairs the performance of approximately 8% of musicians [Lederman RJ. Muscle Nerve 2003;27:549โ€“561]. We describe hand dystonia in two professional musicians experienced while playing tabla, a percussion instrument. ยฉ 2004 Movement Disorder Society


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