A STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BOBATH APPROACH VERSUS CONSTRAINT INDUCED MOVEMENT THERAPY (CIMT) TO IMPROVE THE ARM MOTOR FUNCTION AND THE HAND DEXTERITY FUNCTION IN POST STROKE PATIENTS Bushra Rehman 1, Praveen Rawat 2 , Vaibhav Agarwal *3, Shiv Kumar Verma 4. 1 Physiotherapist, Max Hospital, Dehradun, India. 2 Assistant Lecturer, Physiotherapy Department, Swami Rama Himalayan University, HIM...

Neuroplasticity underlies the brain's ability to alter perception and behavior through training, practice, or simply exposure to sensory stimulation. Improvement of tactile discrimination has been repeatedly demonstrated after repetitive sensory stimulation (rSS) of the fingers; however, it remains unknown if such protocols also affect hand dexterity or pain thresholds. We therefore stimulated ...

This article presents a study on the effect of different protective gloves (which are commercially available and commonly used in the cold) on manual dexterity in cold environments. The experiments compared statistically four different types of gloves and two different types of gloving (outer or double) at +19 °C and -10 °C. Performance was determined both objectively and subjectively using two...

A 49-year-old woman with no relevant medical history presented to an external neurology clinic progressive hand and foot paresthesia gait instability for over 6 months. Initially, she reported tingling shooting electrical-type sensations involving her feet. Within several weeks of the onset paresthesia, noted a burning pain sensation left hand. Sensory symptoms continued worsen felt pressure-li...

Humans have intrinsic limitations in manual positioning accuracy due to small involuntary movements that are inherent in normal hand motion. Among the several types of erroneous hand movements, physiological tremor is well studied and documented. Physiological tremor is roughly sinusoidal, in the frequency band of 8 – 12 Hz, and measures about 50 μm rms or more in each principal direction. Phys...

INTRODUCTION In Parkinson's disease (PD), a resting tremor of the thumb may affect the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) and influence hand functions. We investigated the relationship between FPL tendon thickness and hand function in PD patients and compared these characteristics with those in healthy controls. METHODS The hand grip and pinch strengths were measured. The participants completed the...

Proximal compression or neuropathy of the median nerve is rare compared with carpal tunnel syndrome but recognition and management of these conditions is important. Pronator syndrome refers to compression of the median nerve around the elbow, which may present with pain in the forearm and paraesthesia in the hand. Anterior interosseous syndrome (palsy) can result from mechanical compression or ...

Hand function decreases with age in both men and women, especially after the age of 65 years. A review is presented of anatomical and physiological changes in the aging hand. The age-related changes in prehension patterns (grip and pinch strength) and hand dexterity in the elderly population are considered. Deterioration in hand function in the elderly population is, to a large degree, secondar...

BACKGROUND Following the concept of interhemispheric competition, downregulation of the contralesional primary motor cortex (M1) may improve the dexterity of the affected hand after stroke. OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of 1-Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the contralesional M1 on movement kinematics and neural activation within the motor system in the subacute ...

Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the ability and safety of driving with commonly used upper limb casts, and to determine the effect of hand dominance. Material and Methods: Two healthy drivers, one of them right-handed and the other left-handed (confirmed with the Edinburgh handedness inventory), were selected. The vehicles used in this study were the 2006 model Volkswagen...