Direct, quantitative clinical assessment of hand function: Usefulness and reproducibility

“…The Cochin index46 and SACRAH ‘function’ subscale scores36 were not statistically different in the two sets of patients (p>0.05). M-HAQ,52 which is less specific for assessing hand problems, was less affected in HOA than in RA.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 83%

Assessing health-related quality of life in hand osteoarthritis: a literature review

Michon

Maheu²,

Bérenbaum³

2011

Ann Rheum Dis

101

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“…The accuracy and objectivity of hand function evaluation can be increased by introducing simple quantitative methods based on different parameters, such as ROM, gripping/pinch force, hand dexterity and posture, position and velocity of object grasped, etc. [31]. However, the relationship between these parameters and their relevance to functional ability remains to be elucidated through a systematic method for the objective and quantitative assessment of hand function that is able to reliably diagnose a patients' functional state and to document their response to therapy.…”

Section: Existing Clinical Assessment Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical-Based Engineering Assessment and Data Interpretation of Hand Strength for Task-Oriented Robotic Rehabilitation

et al. 2011

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A successful implementation of any effective rehabilitation process using robotics systems must consider both the clinical and engineering issues. Useful results obtained by clinical groups are not widely received in the robotics community. Many engineering works documented do not seem to focus on the crucial clinical problems. The lack of an effective means of communication between the clinical and engineering groups is a major hindrance to any effective rehabilitation process. The main objective of this study is to quantify hand strength in patients experiencing motor disability and loss of function in the hand (e.g., following stroke and spinal cord injury). In the present work, hand strength is measured by using surface electromyography and a force sensor during gripping/pinch tasks. With the development of a robotics system, which will obtain inputs from the clinician's assessment, together with the pre-measurement results at each progress interval and through an interactive control system, the robot will provide appropriate assistance to the patient to achieve specific tasks. This study presents clinical data from hand strength measurements that have been processed and streamlined to facilitate interpretation and characterization, by virtue of the design of experiments and multivariate data analysis data analysis methods. The proposed analysis is able to provide useful data (both statistical data and graphic information) for objective and quantitative assessment towards control applications on the hand rehabilitation device that is being developed.

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“…Se ha encontrado que en los pitchers en edad de formación hay una relación directa entre la fuerza de prensión y la fuerza de pellizco de la mano dominante con la altura, la masa corporal, el IMC, la masa muscular de los miembros superiores, la masa libre de grasa y la masa grasa (17), proponiéndose la fuerza de prensión y de pellizco variables directamente relacionadas con el rendimiento del lanzamiento de béisbol (18). También se ha demostrado que los pitchers adolescentes consiguen una mayor velocidad en el lanzamiento cuanto mayor es su peso (19), talla o longitud de brazos (20), el volumen muscular global del cuerpo y el volumen muscular segmentario del miembro superior dominante y ambos miembros inferiores (17).…”

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Características cineantropométricas de los jugadores de béisbol de élite

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Introduction: Anthropometric characteristics is one of the methods that they have been used in sport talent detection. However, few studies have analyzed the morphological profi le of elite baseball player. Objective: To analyze the anthropometric profi le of elite Spanish baseball players, classifi ed by playing positions and globally. Material and methods: Two hundred and seventeen male baseball players (age: 23.87 ± 5.32 years) from Spanish Honor Division participated in this study. Athletes were classifi ed based on their playing position. Anthropometric variables were measured and somatotype, body composition, body mass index (BMI) and six skinfolds sum were calculated. Results: Players did not show signifi cant differences based on their playing position in stretch stature; body mass; triceps, subscapular, biceps, supraspinale, abdominal and medial calf skinfolds; six skinfold sum; and wrist (bi-styloid) bone breadth. There were signifi cant differences in front thigh skinfold, arm fl exed and tensed and calf girths, humerus (biepicondylar) and femur (biepicondylar) bone breadths; BMI, body composition and somatotype. Endomorphy showed a high value, mesomorphy a high or medium-high values and ectomorphy a low value. Generally, athletes showed a mesomorphic endomorph and mesomorph-endomorph somatotype, depends on the playing position. Conclusion: Baseball players of all the playing positions showed a high homogeneity in the anthropometric profi le. There were only few differences in some anthropometric variables such as girths and bone breaths.

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Direct, quantitative clinical assessment of hand function: Usefulness and reproducibility

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Assessing health-related quality of life in hand osteoarthritis: a literature review

Assessing health-related quality of life in hand osteoarthritis: a literature review

Clinical-Based Engineering Assessment and Data Interpretation of Hand Strength for Task-Oriented Robotic Rehabilitation

Características cineantropométricas de los jugadores de béisbol de élite

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