Abstract Date Presented 04/22/2023 This study evaluated the predictive validity of Nine-Hole Peg Test (9-HPT), gold standard for assessing manual dexterity, on medication manipulation, buttoning, and tying a sample older adults. Resulting evidence guides assessment choices. Primary Author Speaker: Jessica Brandon Additional Authors Speakers: Landon Reed, Laramie Hall, Colten Crews, Everett Matt...

objectives: down syndrome is the most common chrosomal disorder in which the fine and gross motor skills due to lack of proper sensory experience are disturbed. the role of dexterity in activity of daily living, interaction with environment and independency is quiet crucial in down syndrome. therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of simultaneous application of superfici...

Abstract This comparison study of two groups within an inception cohort aimed to compare the frequency motor impairment between preschool children with univentricular and biventricular critical congenital heart disease (CHD) not diagnosed cerebral palsy/acquired brain injury, describe their profiles explore predictors in each group. Children intellectual quotient <70 or injury were excluded....

Dentists must be skilled when using dental mirrors. Working with mirrors requires spatial perception, bimanual coordination, perceptual learning and fine motor skills. Many studies have attempted to determine the predictors of manual skills among pre-clinical students, but consensus has yet to be reached. We hypothesized that valid and reliable occupational therapy test performance regarding in...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to study the effect of Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injections in spastic upper limb muscles on impairment, activity, participation and quality of life in chronic stroke patients. METHODS BoNT-A (Dysport) was injected into several upper limb spastic muscles in a group of 20 patients. Neurological impairment (muscle tone and strength, dex...

Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, 55 patients with idiopathic PD by mean age of 59.85 ± 11.89 years, and mean Hoehn and Yahr stage of 2.76 ± 1.37 were non-randomly selected. Lower order sensory function (i.e., light touch threshold), higher order sensory functions (i.e., tactile acuity, weight and texture discrimination, haptic performance and wrist proprioception) as well a...