The lack of instruments available for the measurement of fine dexterity (i.e., speed of interdigital manipulation) implies a gap not only in the occupational therapist's ability to quantify and deal precisely with patients' problems in this area, but also in the knowledge base of occupational therapy itself. The Rosenbusch Test of Finger Dexterity (developed by Doris F. Rosenbusch, MA, OTR), a ...

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...

Tasks that accurately measure dexterity in animal models are critical to understand hand function. Current rat behavioral tasks that measure dexterity largely use video analysis of reaching or food manipulation. While these tasks are easy to implement and are robust across disease models, they are subjective and laborious for the experimenter. Automating traditional tasks or creating new automa...

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of ceramic impregnated gloves in the treatment of Raynaud's syndrome. DESIGN Double-blind, placebo-controlled study. SETTING Teaching hospital outpatient clinic. PARTICIPANTS Ninety-three patients meeting the "Pal" criteria for Raynaud's syndrome. INTERVENTIONS Treatment period of three months with use of ceramic-impregnated gloves. MAIN OUTCOME MEA...

A prospective study of motor recovery was undertaken in a patient scheduled to undergo multiple subpial transections (MST) of right sensorimotor cortex. Pre-transection, functional MRI (fMRI) and cortical stimulation mapping confirmed left hand motor control within right primary motor cortex. Immediately post-transection, behavioral testing demonstrated preserved strength bilaterally but decrea...

BACKGROUND Impaired dexterity has been reported to be prevalent in diabetes patients independent from the existence of diabetic neuropathy. This study was performed to investigate the impact of dexterity impairment on patient preference for two insulin pen injection devices (InnoLet and FlexTouch). METHODS Ninety patients [54 male/36 female; age (mean ± standard deviation), 62 ± 8 years; dise...