The aim of this thesis was to develop and test a platform which was capable of measuring the developmental trajectory of postural stability and fine motor control. Moreover, the thesis set out to explore the interdependence of these motor processes through synchronous measurement of postural and fine-motor control processes. The thesis introduces an objective, fine-motor measure sensitive enoug...

A modified "Klüver" or dexterity board was developed to assess fine control of hand and digit movements by nonhuman primates during the acquisition of small food pellets from wells of different diameter. The primary advantages of the new device over those used previously include standardized positioning of target food pellets and controlled testing of each hand without the need for restraints, ...

objective: management and rehabilitation of disabilities relevant to fine motor skills in spastic cerebral palsied patients is often complex and challenging, therefore exploiting an easy and effective method similar to music therapy for completing the rehabilitation process can be very essential. the aim of the present study was to investigate the mentioned hypothesis that is the effect of pers...

OBJECTIVE Musician's dystonia is characterized by loss of voluntary motor control in extensively trained movements on an instrument. The condition is difficult to treat. This retrospective study reports on the interventions received by a homogeneous cohort of pianists with musician's dystonia and the subjective and objective changes reported in task performance. METHODS This is a retrospectiv...

OBJECTIVE This study examined the efficacy of a 10-wk Tier 1 Response to Intervention (RtI) program developed in collaboration with classroom teachers to improve the fine motor and visual-motor skills of general education kindergarten students. METHOD We recruited 113 students in six elementary schools. Two general education kindergarten classrooms at each school participated in the study. Cl...

objectives: the aim of this study was to determine the effect of perceptual-motor training on motor skills of normal preschool children (aged 4-6 years) in esfahan city. methods: this was a quasi-experimental study with intervention and control groups. each group included 30 normal preschool children aged 4 to 6 years. they were selected randomly children of intervention group one empowering ch...