The Effects of the Traditional Scaling Technique Versus a Modified Scaling Technique on Muscle Activity and Pinch Force Generation: A pilot study

Jessica R. Suedbeck; Cortney Armitano-Lago

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The Effects of the Traditional Scaling Technique Versus a Modified Scaling Technique on Muscle Activity and Pinch Force Generation: A pilot study

Jessica R. Suedbeck and Cortney Armitano-Lago

American Dental Hygienists' Association April 2021, 95 (2) 6-13;

Jessica R. Suedbeck

Assistant professor in the School of Dental Hygiene, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA;

MSDH, RDH

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For correspondence: [email protected]

Cortney Armitano-Lago

Postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

PhD, LAT, ATC

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The Effects of the Traditional Scaling Technique Versus a Modified Scaling Technique on Muscle Activity and Pinch Force Generation: A pilot study

Jessica R. Suedbeck, Cortney Armitano-Lago

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The Effects of the Traditional Scaling Technique Versus a Modified Scaling Technique on Muscle Activity and Pinch Force Generation: A pilot study

Jessica R. Suedbeck, Cortney Armitano-Lago

American Dental Hygienists' Association Apr 2021, 95 (2) 6-13;

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