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Multimodal sensorimotor assessment of hand and forearm asymmetries: a reliability and correlational study.

Pablo Bellosta-López, Julia Blasco-Abadía, Lars L Andersen, Jonas Vinstrup, Sebastian V Skovlund, Víctor Doménech-García

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Pablo Bellosta-López *Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad San Jorge, Villanueva de Gállego, Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4750-9077
Julia Blasco-Abadía *Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad San Jorge, Villanueva de Gállego, Zaragoza, Spain.
Lars L AndersenNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jonas VinstrupNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-8430-0139
Sebastian V SkovlundNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-9820-2895
Víctor Doménech-GarcíaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad San Jorge, Villanueva de Gállego, Zaragoza, Spain.

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Departamento de Ciencia, Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento, from the Gobierno de Aragón (Spain)Gobierno de Aragón (Spain)
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Abstract

Background: Effective rehabilitation of upper limb musculoskeletal disorders requires multimodal assessment to guide clinicians' decision-making. Furthermore, a comprehensive assessment must include reliable tests. Nevertheless, the interrelationship among various upper limb tests remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of easily applicable upper extremity assessments, including absolute values and asymmetries of muscle mechanical properties, pressure pain threshold, active range of motion, maximal isometric strength, and manual dexterity. A secondary aim was to explore correlations between different assessment procedures to determine their interrelationship. Methods: Thirty healthy subjects participated in two experimental sessions with 1 week between sessions. Measurements involved using a digital myotonometer, algometer, inclinometer, dynamometer, and the Nine-Hole Peg test. Intraclass correlation coefficients, standard error of the mean, and minimum detectable change were calculated as reliability indicators. Pearson's correlation was used to assess the interrelationship between tests. Results: For the absolute values of the dominant and nondominant sides, reliability was 'good' to 'excellent' for muscle mechanical properties, pressure pain thresholds, active range of motion, maximal isometric strength, and manual dexterity. Similarly, the reliability for asymmetries ranged from 'moderate' to 'excellent' across the same parameters. Faster performance in the second session was consistently found for the Nine-Hole Peg test. No systematic inter-session errors were identified for the values of the asymmetries. No significant correlations were found between tests, indicating test independence. Conclusion: These findings indicate that the sensorimotor battery of tests is reliable, while monitoring asymmetry changes may offer a more conservative approach to effectively tracking recovery of upper extremity injuries.

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ForearmHandRange of Motion, ArticularAdultFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansMaleMuscle, SkeletalPain ThresholdReproducibility of ResultsYoung AdultAssessmentCorrelationHealthy subjectsMeasurement errorMultivariableOutcome measuresReference valuesStabilityTest-retestUpper extremity

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