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How common is "Cross-dominance"?

OK, so for most of my life I thought that my sister and I were both ambidextrous (my sister writes with her right hand but does most other things left handed and I write left handed and everything else right handed).

But now I learned a new term, "Cross-dominance", which describes me more accurately. How common is this?
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 June 12, 2009 02:21 PM
...and I would assume Brian that you are right dominant? That your right side is stronger than your left?
Alas, I am in your boat. I am left handed but do most everything else with my right hand. I would throw and use my right in an arm wrestling contest with you.

Being a massage and physical therapist for 15+ years, I've also found the tightness would be on the opposite side to what hand you write with.
(for us, it would be the right side) I have found that to be the compensation factor.

They say that cross dominance people have trouble with shooting or aim, but I haven't found that to be true for me.

Lefties of the world unite!

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brian san brian san
 
June 12, 2009 02:26 PM
You are right on all accounts except for the tight muscle side (I always have problems with my left shoulder blade)

My friends have always said that I wasn't quite normal...
(My mother always preferred the term "unique")

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June 12, 2009 02:31 PM
That's the compsensation factor. Your left side hurts and aches, but when I get in and start working, I find that the other side is even tighter than the one you're complaining about. You would notice it too if I brought it up and compared pressure points on both sides. (it's amazing what the brain blocks out!)

(they just called me special)

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June 12, 2009 02:33 PM
Very interesting! I will have to try focusing on the right side next time I get a massage (though my wife is not fond of them, so it might be a while..)

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