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Electromyographic biofeedback for tension control during fine and gross motor skill acquisition

Creator:

French, Stephen Neil

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The presence of residual muscular tension has been implicated as a detrimental influence on the performance and learning of motor skills. A method for reducing muscular tension has been provided by the recent advent of biofeedback training. Thirty young adult males were subjected to tests of stabilometer balancing skill and...

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Dissertation

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as a detrimental influence on the performance and learning of motor skills. A method for reducing
Fatigue patterns of flexor and extensor muscle groups about weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing joints of humans

Creator:

French, Stephen Neil

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Forty-eight young adult males were ranked on the basis of mean hand-grip strength scores and the middle one-third, the medium strength range, were chosen as subjects. These sixteen subjects were given 30 serial trials in each of four tests; knee flexion, knee extension, elbow flexion, and elbow extension. Each trial...

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Masters Thesis

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; knee flexion, knee extension, elbow flexion, and elbow extension. Each trial consisted of a