Coordination. It's a skill you don't want to lose.
Coordination. Are you strongly single hand dominant? Could you perform the dexterity skills with the same control on your non dominant hand as you do on your dominant hand? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Coordination is having the ability to execute smooth, accurate and controlled motor responses. It is the ability to select the correct muscles at the correct time with the precise intensity to achieve proper action and these very movements need to be at the right speed, distance, direction, timing and muscle activation. Oh, and did I mention that you need to be able to do all of this while at the exact same time, inhibit other muscles that might want to lend a hand to compensate? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We learn how to use our hands as babies but as we age, we take for granted that we know how to perform typical activities of daily living skills…we favor dominant sides and we don’t realize it.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What if you attempted to perform a task with your non dominant hand? I guarantee you that it would be hard…you might get frustrated…you probably don’t have the same precision…if you try it long enough you might find yourself getting tired…you might just start a new neural wiring and prevent your brain from aging :-) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Try it! Let me know how it goes!