A robust evaluation of patients with hand impairment conditions must include looking at the patient's performance areas within the context of his or her daily living. Both factors can be greatly improved by coupling clinical judgment with appropriate and accurate measurement tools. IntroductionTwo of the biggest challenges in the health care environment are the effectiveness and time-efficiency of treatment. EMG and joint angle patterns from the Variable Dexterity Tests which has been designed to more accurately reflect a range of ADl's were consistently comparable with tasks requiring precision and cylinder grip, reaffirming the importance of object size and shape when attempting to accurately assess hand function. The work has shown that a common rehabilitation test such as the Purdue Pegboard test is a poor representation of the muscle activation patterns for activities of daily living. Spatiotemporal aspects of the EMG signals were analyzed and compared to metacarpophalangeal joint angle of index and middle fingers. EMG of flexor digitorum and extensor digitorum were monitored from 6 healthy participants as they performed three tasks related to activities of daily living (picking up a coin, drinking from a cup, feeding with a spoon) and three dexterity tests (Variable Dexterity Test-Precision, Variable Dexterity Test-Cylinder, Purdue Pegboard Test).Ī ten-camera motion capture system was used to simultaneously acquire kinematics of index and middle fingers. 3Department of Musicology, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayThe aim of this study was to characterize the muscle activation patterns which underlie the performance of two commonly used grasping patterns and compare the characteristics of such patterns during dexterity tests and activities of daily living.

2Art and Design Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom. 1Insigneo Institute for In Silico Medicine, Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

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