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Motor Control and the Injured and Healthy Artist

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Progress in Motor Control

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 826))

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Art is present in all aspects of life. An artless existence is inconceivable. Each of the many art forms requires specific training that will lead to the mastery of high-level performance. Dance is usually taught in the dance class where individualization of training is nonexistent. Circus artists are more specialized artists and individualization is central to the acquisition of circus motor skills. Skill acquisition is dependent on improving different qualities of motor performance relative to the task and, in particular, movement coordination. On the other hand, injuries that lead to inflammation hypermobility, hypomobility, pain, loss of strength, and loss of proprioception interfere with performance. Due to their heightened body awareness, artists can guide health professionals by describing their pain and functional limitations very precisely and accurately. Treating artists may lead to insights in the treatments of the general population.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Roger M. Hobden MD

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Hobden, R., Tétreault, S. (2014). Motor Control and the Injured and Healthy Artist. In: Levin, M. (eds) Progress in Motor Control. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 826. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1338-1_12

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