A Novel Instrument for Quantifying Grip Activity During Handwriting

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1542-1547

  Chau, Tom ^a,b   Ji, Jingping ^b   Tam, Cynthia ^a   Schwellnus, Heidi ^a  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Dysgraphia; Grip; Handwriting; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPUTERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HANDWRITING; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS;

EID: 33751036297     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.08.328     Document Type: Article

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