Performer autonomy (or self-control) has consistently been shown to enhance motor learning, and it can also provide immediate benefits for motor performance. Autonomy is also a key variable in the OPTIMAL theory of motor learning (Wulf & Lewthwaite, 2016). It is assumed to contribute to enhanced expectancies and goal-action coupling, affecting performance effectiveness and efficiency. The purpo...

The study of 61 hand-injured subjects suggested that it is more than surgical and technical excellence that facilitates the return-to-work status among the hand-injured wage earners. Financial need, level of activities of daily living, and participation in occupational therapy were found to be directly related to return-to-work status. Additional findings indicated no difference between the rat...

Occupational therapists traditionally have had a keen interest in the issue of hand p re f e rence (Clark & Allen, 1985; Clerke & Clerke, 2001; Knickerboker, 1980). Children who are delayed in developing a consistent pre f e rence commonly a re recommended for occupational therapy because of its presumed effects on fin e motor skills, bilateral coordination, and midline crossing (Fi s h e r, Mu...

BACKGROUND The use of alcohol-based hand rub solutions (ABHRSs) in health care settings has been associated with increased hand hygiene compliance and reduced rates of nosocomial infection. Deterioration in hand skin condition leads to impaired barrier function, changes in skin flora, and increased bacterial shedding. Thus, poor skin condition can increase the risk of infection. This study eval...

The correlation of handedness with deformities, radiographic changes, and function of the hand was studied in a large group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and a dominant right hand. There was no significant difference in the proportion of patients who had swan neck deformity, boutonnière deformity, uncorrectable ulnar deviation, and flexor tenosynovitis in the dominant and non-dominant h...

AIMS To assess the results of temporal incision phacoemulsification and aspiration performed with dominant and non-dominant hand of ophthalmology trainees. METHODS Retrospective analysis were made of 203 surgeries with dominant hand and 207 with non-dominant by five trainees at two institutions. Trainees sat at the patient's head, manipulating instruments with the dominant right hand for the ...

[Purpose] This study examined the effects of galvanic vestibular stimulation on motion-related cortical potential. [Subjects and Methods] Fourty healthy female adult subjects each received galvanic vestibular stimulation or sham treatment. For galvanic vestibular stimulation, the anode and cathode were applied to the right and left mastoid processes, respectively, for 10 minutes. Motion-related...

Handedness is the clearest example of behavioral lateralization in humans. It is not known whether the obvious asymmetry manifested by hand preference is associated with similar asymmetry in brain activation during movement. We examined the functional activation in cortical motor areas during movement of the dominant and nondominant hand in groups of right-handed and left-handed subjects and fo...