OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the relationship between fine and gross motor skills and cerebral palsy-specific quality-of-life in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. DESIGN Thirty-nine children with cerebral palsy (29 boys, 10 girls; mean age ± SD, 8.8 ± 2.3 yrs) classified under Gross Motor Function Classification System Level I or II were enrolled. Health-related quality-of-lif...

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...

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...

One of the most devastating consequences of early corticospinal lesions is the impaired dexterity that results in a noticeable deficit while manipulating small objects. One purpose of the present study was to investigate the extent to which a deficit in the coordination of fingertip forces when grasping and lifting an object between the thumb and index finger could account for the impaired dext...