ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Quantitative Assessment of Hand Function in Healthy Subjects and Post-Stroke Patients with the Action Research Arm Test.
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- Psychometric properties of technology-assisted matching paradigms in post-stroke upper limb proprioceptive assessment: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Smartphone-Based Hand Function Assessment: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Hand-worn devices for assessment and rehabilitation of motor function and their potential use in BCI protocols: a review.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of exercise training on dysfunction in acute, subacute, and chronic stroke patients.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Task-Based Mapping of Compensatory Strategies and Movement Kinematics After Stroke: A Systematic Scoping Review.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
- Biomimetic Design of a Tendon-Driven Myoelectric Soft Hand Exoskeleton for Upper-Limb Rehabilitation.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Finger Kinematics during Human Hand Grip and Release.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Classification Models of Action Research Arm Test Activities in Post-Stroke Patients Based on Human Hand Motion.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
The Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) can provide subjective results due to the difficulty assessing abnormal patterns in stroke patients. The aim of this study was to identify joint impairments and compensatory grasping strategies in stroke patients with left (LH) and right (RH) hemiparesis. An experimental study was carried out with 12 patients six months after a stroke (three women and nine men, mean age: 65.2 ± 9.3 years), and 25 healthy subjects (14 women and 11 men, mean age: 40.2 ± 18.1 years. The subjects were evaluated during the performance of the ARAT using a data glove. Stroke patients with LH and RH showed significantly lower flexion angles in the MCP joints of the Index and Middle fingers than the Control group. However, RH patients showed larger flexion angles in the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints of the Index, Middle, Ring, and Little fingers. In contrast, LH patients showed larger flexion angles in the PIP joints of the Middle and Little fingers. Therefore, the results showed that RH and LH patients used compensatory strategies involving increased flexion at the PIP joints for decreased flexion in the MCP joints. The integration of a data glove during the performance of the ARAT allows the detection of finger joint impairments in stroke patients that are not visible from ARAT scores. Therefore, the results presented are of clinical relevance.
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