Microbiology laboratories use containment equipment such as safety cabinets and isolators or respiratory protective equipment to protect workers against aerosol infection hazards. There is a perception amongst microbiologists that using sharps within containment equipment would increase the operator’s chance of accidental injury due to losses of dexterity within containment and so respiratory p...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate two commonly used forms of hand training with respect to influence on dexterity and cortical reorganization. SUBJECTS Thirty healthy volunteers (mean age 24.2 years). METHODS The subjects were randomized to 25 min of shaping exercises or general activity training of the non-dominant hand. The dexterity and the cortical motor maps (number of excitable positions) of the ...

Objectives: One of the most disabling impairments following stroke is upper limb impairment. Despite the important role of somatosensory function in motor control and high prevalence of somatosensory deficits in stroke survivors, little attention has been paid to its effect on UE motor function in chronic stroke survivors. Thus, the aim of this study is to explore the correlation between differ...

Background Teaching psychomotor skills requiring high levels of dexterity can be difficult, particularly if students lack innate ability. Furthermore this can be a safety issue when real subjects are involved. Previous studies have found sensory awareness training can improve dexterity over the short-term. Therefore it seems prudent to determine if this strategy can provide an effective alterna...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE; Previous work indicated that patients within 1 month of parietal or posterior frontal damage are often abnormally slow or clumsy when using the ipsilateral hand for dexterity tasks. This article reports a 6-month follow-up study to assess recovery and the impact on functional outcome. METHODS Twenty-four patients (80%) were available for follow-up. They used...

Complex hand dexterity is fundamental to our interactions with the physical, social, and cultural environment. Dexterity can be an expression of creativity and precision in a range of activities, including musical performance. Little is understood about complex hand dexterity or how virtuoso expertise is acquired, due to the versatility of movement combinations available to complete any given t...

Evolutionally, development of the direct connection from the motor cortex to spinal motoneurons [corticomotoneuronal (CM) pathway] parallels the ability of hand dexterity. Damage to the corticofugal fibers in higher primates resulted in deficit of fractionated digit movements. Based on such observations, it was generally believed that the CM pathway plays a critical role in the control of hand ...

IMPORTANCE Currently there are few validated metrics for predicting surgical skill among otolaryngology residency applicants. OBJECTIVE To determine whether manual dexterity aptitude testing in the form of soap carving during otolaryngology residency interviews at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Oakland predicts surgical skill at the time of graduation from otolaryngology residency programs....

Children spend a large proportion of their school day engaged in tasks that require manual dexterity. If children experience difficulties with their manual dexterity skills it can have a consequential effect on their academic achievement. The first aim of this paper was to explore whether an online interactive typing intervention could improve children’s scores on a standardised measure of manu...

Purpose State: An innovative mobile health system called iMHere (interactive Mobile Health and Rehabilitation) has been developed at the University of Pittsburgh to support self-care and adherence to self-care regimens for patients with chronic conditions. The goal of this study is to explore and to identify the accessibility needs and preferences of individuals with dexterity impairments when ...