Functional, motor, and sensory assessment instruments upon nerve repair in adult hands: systematic review of psychometric properties

Fonseca, Marisa de Cássia Registro; Elui, Valéria Meirelles Carril; Lalone, Emily A.; Silva, Natalia Claro da; Barbosa, Rafael Inácio; Marcolino, Alexandre Márcio; Ricci, Flávia Pessoni Faleiros Macêdo; MacDermid, Joy C.

doi:10.1186/s13643-018-0836-0

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“…A higher sensory assessment of localization of touch has also been developed in the locognosia test (Jerosch-Herold et al., 2006). This test expands on the original assessment recommended by Wynn-Parry and Salter (1976) and has been shown to have excellent reliability and good validity when used in patients with distal PNI (Fonseca et al., 2018; Jerosch-Herold et al., 2006).…”

Section: Impairment Of Body Structure/functionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Evaluation of functional outcomes after brachial plexus injury

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2019

J Hand Surg Eur Vol

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Major nerve injuries such as those of the brachial plexus present a significant challenge for both rehabilitation and evaluation of outcome. With these often complex and multi-faceted injuries, correct selection of outcome measures is important. Healthy nerve function in humans heightens our interactions with the world, creating quality and enjoyment through our experiences of movement and touch. Therefore, assessments should be holistic and representative of all of these features. This article considers the assessment and evaluation of all of the features of nerve injury: sensorimotor, sensation (including that of pain), function and the psychosocial aspects. Current practice is described and combined with clinical experience and research findings to provide suggestions and recommendations for the selection of the most appropriate tools for use with this patient group.

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Section: Impairment Of Body Structure/functionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Evaluation of functional outcomes after brachial plexus injury

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2019

J Hand Surg Eur Vol

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“…The Semmes-Weinstein mono lament (SWM) test is the most responsive touch-pressure sensory test [27]. It also has reliability and speci city for identifying a loss of protective sensation in seniors [28].…”

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Effects of Passive Haptic Learning in Music-Supported Therapy on Sensorimotor Performance in Older Adult Hands: A Randomized Crossover Trial

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Background: Music-supported therapy (MST), a type of biofeedback therapy with multi-sensory information input, has been proposed as an effective approach to improving motor control in people with sensorimotor deficits. However, currently, MST training is restricted to being extensively applied for patients with various levels of defects in fine motor skills and cognitive functions. Therefore, the integration of passive haptic learning (PHL) with MST has been adopted as a motor training strategy intended to enhance “motor memory” learning through the use of vibration stimuli. The current study was designed to investigate differences in the sensorimotor performance of older adults’ hands under baseline, a single session of standard MST, and PHL-based MST conditions. Methods: Thirty healthy older adults were recruited and randomized to receive either the single session of 30-minutes of PHL-based MST or 30-minutes of standard MST at the beginning of the experiment. After a one-week washout period, they switched their treatment programs and then were assessed to study the training effects of both approaches through measuring precision pinch performance, hand function, and sensory status. Results: The results of the Pinch-Holding-Up Activity test revealed a statistically significant difference in the FRpeak parameter (F = 14.37, p < 0.001, η² = 0.507) under the PHL-based MST condition compared to the baseline and standard MST conditions. In addition, significant beneficial effects were found on the results of the barognosis (F = 19.126, p < 0.001, η² = 0. 577) and roughness differentiation subtests (F = 15.036, p < 0.001, η² = 0.518) in the Manual Tactile Test for the participants in the PHL-based MST group. In addition, the participants under both the standard MST and PHL-based MST conditions exhibited better performance in the three subtests of the Purdue Pegboard Test as compared to under the baseline condition (p < 0.016). Conclusions: The findings indicated that PHL-based MST potentially improves the precision pinch performance of hands in healthy older adults. In addition, the add-on effect of vibrotactile stimulation to the MST condition provides beneficial effects on the sensory functions of the upper extremities. Clinical Trial Registration: NCT04802564

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“…Data generated from human observers is often highly variable; like other analytical test procedures, sensory evaluation is concerned with precision, accuracy, sensitivity and the avoidance of false positive results [59]. In field of touch, tactile sensory evaluators are used to determine specific relationship between stimuli and human perception [25], [60]- [62].…”

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Development and Testing of a Wearable Vibrotactile Haptic Feedback System for Proprioceptive Rehabilitation

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The human sense of touch is an integral part of daily life. For tasks involving grasping and manipulation of objects, force feedback is a key requirement. Most of the systems give contact point or complete grasping force feedback; for precision grasping and other physical interactions, finger awareness and force feedback from independent fingers is essential. In this study a novel, wearable proprioceptive rehabilitation system is designed which restores the ability of identifying and distinguishing between individual fingers of a prosthetic hand or an exoskeleton in a non-invasive manner. Moreover, it provides different levels of force feedback from every finger as well, which enables the user to distinguish and control force in precision grasping activities. For testing the system accuracy, classical psychophysical methods were used on a group of 14 voluntary disabled subjects. The tests were conducted in both, ideal and real-world conditions i.e. without and with distractions and accuracies were calculated accordingly. A p-test was also conducted to observe significance between the samples of with and without distraction datasets. The system performed with an overall accuracy of 82.04% which was well above the min. performance measure of 60%. Vi-HaB is standalone system and can be mounted on any upper limb rehabilitation (prosthesis, exoskeleton) system for finger awareness and force feedback.

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Functional, motor, and sensory assessment instruments upon nerve repair in adult hands: systematic review of psychometric properties

Cited by 40 publications

References 71 publications

Evaluation of functional outcomes after brachial plexus injury

Evaluation of functional outcomes after brachial plexus injury

Effects of Passive Haptic Learning in Music-Supported Therapy on Sensorimotor Performance in Older Adult Hands: A Randomized Crossover Trial

Development and Testing of a Wearable Vibrotactile Haptic Feedback System for Proprioceptive Rehabilitation

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