Journal article
Perceptual Motor Features of Expert Acupuncture Lifting-Thrusting Skills
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Little is known with regard to how acupuncture skills are optimally taught, learnt and evaluated despite clear evidence that technical skill acquisition is important to trainee success in health professions.
OBJECTIVES: This study reports an investigation of the sensorimotor aspects of the acupuncture lifting-thrusting skill in order to highlight the important kinematic and kinetic features of the action. The study also explores the …
Authors
Li J; Grierson LEM; Wu MX; Breuer R; Carnahan H
Journal
Acupuncture in Medicine, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 172–177
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
6 2013
DOI
10.1136/acupmed-2012-010265
ISSN
0964-5284