TABLE 1.

Manual dexterity performance pre- and post-shift at the start, middle (winter: n = 12) and end of a swing.

	Dominant hand*#		Non-dominant hand*#
	Pre-shift	Post-shift	Pre-shift	Post-shift
Summer (n = 12)
Start of swing	15 ± 2	16 ± 2	14 ± 3	15 ± 3
Middle of swing	16 ± 2	16 ± 2	15 ± 3	15 ± 3
End of swing	16 ± 3	17 ± 2	15 ± 3	15 ± 2
Winter (n = 14)
Start of swing	15 ± 2	16 ± 2	15 ± 2	16 ± 2
Middle of swing	16 ± 2	17 ± 2	16 ± 2	17 ± 2
End of swing	17 ± 2	18 ± 2	15 ± 2	16 ± 2

*, denotes a significant main effect for shift (p < 0.05).

#, denotes a significant main effect for swing (p< 0.05).