OBJECTIVE To validate a protocol assessing upper limb kinematics using a planar robot among stroke patients. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SUBJECTS Age-matched healthy subjects (n = 25) and stroke patients (n = 25). METHODS Various kinematic indices (n = 44) were obtained from 4 tasks performed by subjects with REAplan, a planar end-effector robotic device. The metrological properties ...

Most studies on tilt based interaction can be classified as point-designs that demonstrate the utility of wrist-tilt as an input medium; tilt parameters are tailored to suit the specific interaction at hand. In this paper, we systematically analyze the design space of wrist-based interactions and focus on the level of control possible with the wrist. In a first study, we investigate the various...

This paper reports results from an experimental pilot study performed to quantify the manual dexterity of older Mexican American adults. The Purdue pegboard test, a two-arm coordination test, and a hand-tool dexterity test were used in this study. To enable cross-sectional comparisons of manual dexterity measures of older Mexican American adults with young Mexican American adults, these tests w...

BACKGROUND Daily routine for insulin-treated patients with diabetes mellitus requires correct performance of self-monitoring of blood glucose and insulin injections several times a day. Dexterity skills may play an important role in the performance efficacy of these procedures. METHODS We collected data of insulin-treated (>10 years) patients with different age ranges [healthy controls, 14 fe...

A frequently encountered exposure profile for hand-arm vibration in contemporary occupational setting comprises workers with a long history of intermittent exposure but without detectable signs of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Yet, most of the published studies deal with developed HAVS cases, rarely discussing the biological processes that may be involved in degradation of manual dexterit...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of interactive metronome training on the postural stability and upper extremity function of an individual with Parkinson's disease. [Subject and Methods] The participant of this case study was a 75-year-old female with Parkinson's disease diagnosed 7 years prior. This study was a single-subject research with an A-B-A design. She rec...

conclusions the results showed that the dexterity fingers of patients suffering from stroke at the final stages of bronestrum is much closer to the dexterity of healthy controls. background one of the main problems of chronic stroke patients is the inability to move the fingers separately despite the passing of an extended period of time since the onset of the disease. dexterity is a fine motor...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of a short-term dexterity-training program on muscle tremor and the performance of hand precision tasks in patients with essential tremor (ET). DESIGN Three testing sessions: baseline, after 4 weeks without any interventions (control), and after 4 weeks of dexterity-training carried out 3 times per week. SETTING Biomechanics research laboratory. PARTICIPAN...

While it is clear that the development of dexterous manipulation in children exhibits dramatic improvements over an extended period, it is difficult to separate musculoskeletal from neural contributors to these important functional gains. This is in part due to the inability of current methods to disambiguate improvements in hand strength from gains in finger dexterity (i.e., the dynamic contro...

The capability of the lower extremity to dynamically interact with the ground is important for skilled locomotor performance. However, there is currently no test method designed to specifically quantify this sensorimotor ability, which we refer to as lower extremity dexterity. We describe a new method to quantify lower extremity dexterity, examine its reliability (n=10), and evaluate the extent...