Tactile perception and manual dexterity in computer users

• Published in: Somatosensory & motor research Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 101 - 108
• Main Authors: Tremblay, François, Mireault, Annie-Claude, Létourneau, Julie, Pierrat, Audrey, Bourrassa, Shannon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa UK Ltd 2002; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Acuity; Adult; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - diagnosis; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - physiopathology; Computers; Discrimination; Discrimination (Psychology) - physiology; Female; Function; Hand; Hand - physiology; Humans; Male; Movement; Music; Orientation - physiology; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Psychophysics; Repetition; Risk Factors; Sensibility; Sex Characteristics; Space Perception - physiology; Spatial; Surface Properties; Tactile; Touch; Touch - physiology

Recent studies suggest that sensory input generated during highly repetitive tasks can degrade the sensory representation of the hand and eventually lead to sensory and motor problems. In this study, we investigated whether early changes in tactile perception and manual dexterity could be detected i...