M Abdulhadi Alagha1, Mahmoud A Alagha2, Eleanor Dunstan3, Olaf Sperwer4, Kate A Timmins5, Bronek M Boszczyk6. 1. Academic Orthopaedics, Trauma and Sports Medicine, Queen's Medical Centre, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK. 2. Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences College, University of Glasgow, Dental Hospital, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, UK. 3. Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK. 4. VRmed Ltd., Rosewood House, Radcliffe on Trent, Nottingham, NG12 2BQ, UK. 5. School of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, LN6 7TS, UK. 6. Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK. bronek.boszczyk@nuh.nhs.uk.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To set a baseline measurement of the number of hand flexion-extension cycles and analyse the degree of motion in young healthy individuals, measured by leap motion controller (LMC), besides describing gender and dominant hand differences. METHODS: Fifty healthy participants were asked to fully grip-and-release their dominant hand as rapidly as possible for a maximum of 3 min or until subjects fatigued, while wearing a non-metal wrist splint. Participants also performed a 15-s grip-and-release test. An assessor blindly counted the frequency of grip-and-release cycles and magnitude of motion from the LMC data. RESULTS: The mean number of the 15-s G-R cycles recorded by LMC was: 47.7 ± 6.5 (test 1, LMC); and 50.2 ± 6.5 (test 2, LMC). In the 3-min test, the total number of hand flexion-extension cycles and the degree of motion decreased as the person fatigued. However, the decline in frequency preceded that of motion's magnitude. The mean frequency of cycles per 10-s interval decreased from 35.4 to 26.6 over the 3 min. Participants reached fatigue from 59.38 s; 43 participants were able to complete the 3-min test. CONCLUSIONS: Normative values of the frequency of cycles and extent of motion for young healthy individuals, aged 18-35 years, are provided. Future work is needed to establish values in a wider age range and in a clinical setting.
PURPOSE: To set a baseline measurement of the number of hand flexion-extension cycles and analyse the degree of motion in young healthy individuals, measured by leap motion controller (LMC), besides describing gender and dominant hand differences. METHODS: Fifty healthy participants were asked to fully grip-and-release their dominant hand as rapidly as possible for a maximum of 3 min or until subjects fatigued, while wearing a non-metal wrist splint. Participants also performed a 15-s grip-and-release test. An assessor blindly counted the frequency of grip-and-release cycles and magnitude of motion from the LMC data. RESULTS: The mean number of the 15-s G-R cycles recorded by LMC was: 47.7 ± 6.5 (test 1, LMC); and 50.2 ± 6.5 (test 2, LMC). In the 3-min test, the total number of hand flexion-extension cycles and the degree of motion decreased as the person fatigued. However, the decline in frequency preceded that of motion's magnitude. The mean frequency of cycles per 10-s interval decreased from 35.4 to 26.6 over the 3 min. Participants reached fatigue from 59.38 s; 43 participants were able to complete the 3-min test. CONCLUSIONS: Normative values of the frequency of cycles and extent of motion for young healthy individuals, aged 18-35 years, are provided. Future work is needed to establish values in a wider age range and in a clinical setting.
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Cervical myelopathy; Dominant hand differences; Gender differences; Grip and release test; Leap motion; Virtual reality
Authors: Christian M Günther; Alexander Bürger; Markus Rickert; Alexander Crispin; Christoph U Schulz Journal: J Hand Surg Am Date: 2008-04 Impact factor: 2.230