scholarly journals Wrist proprioceptive acuity is linked to fine motor function in children undergoing piano training

2020 ◽  
Vol 124 (6) ◽  
pp. 2052-2059
Author(s):  
Yu-Ting Tseng ◽  
Chia-Liang Tsai ◽  
Fu-Chen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Motor Function ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Manual Dexterity ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Fine Motor Function

We document that improved proprioceptive acuity is a common feature in young pianists. This proprioceptive improvement is associated with both proprioceptive processing and proprioceptive-motor integration. Higher wrist proprioceptive acuity in young pianists is linked to enhanced manual dexterity, which suggests that intensive piano training may improve untrained fine motor skills.

scholarly journals The Research of the Need for Occupational Therapy in the Infant`s Foster Home

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktorija Repšaitė ◽  
Giedrė Kavaliauskienė ◽  
Ligija Švedienė
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Sensory Integration ◽  
Normal Development ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Foster Home ◽  
Foster Homes ◽  
Fine Motor Function

The aim of the research was to examine the need for occupational therapy in the infant foster home. The study was conducted in December 2009 – March 2010 in Kaunas Child’s Development Clinic „Lopšelis“. Self-dependence and fine motor function evaluation were made according to DISC (Diagnostic Inventory for Screening Children). Sensory integration disorders were valuated by the questionnaire of evaluation of sensory integration filled in by the teachers (for children from birth to 2 years) which helped the teachers to evaluate the babies growing in the foster home. Evaluating fine motor skills we estimated that 22 children (57.9%) were of normal development, 13 children (34.2%) had development retardation and 3 children (7.9%) had development difficulties. Evaluating the self-dependence of the children growing in the infant foster home, we determined that 25 children (65.8%) were of normal development, 12 children (31.6%) had development retardation and 1 child (2.6%) had development difficulties. Both child‘s self-dependence and fine motor skills depend on the age (varies with the growth of a child). To assess the influence of the changes in living conditions on child’s development regardless of age, we created a new character – children’s part time (in percent) spent in infant foster homes. The results of the research revealed that the longer a child lives in a foster home, the more their self-dependence and fine motor skills weaken. The results of the questionnaire for assessment of sensory integration disorders were analyzed and total score of 9 areas was counted. It varied from 55 to 95 points, the average of the total score was 76.2 points. The correlation coefficient between sensory integration disorder (total score) and the time children spent in the infant foster home was r = 0.35, p = 0.08. Therefore, it can be stated with the 90 % reliability that the longer a child lived in a foster home, the more pronounced his / her sensory integration disorders were. Conclusions. 1. A large proportion of infants (20 (42.1%)) growing in the infant foster home have fine motor function development disorders: 13 children (34.2%) were stated to have fine motor development retardation, 3 children (7.9%) had development difficulties. 2. Infants growing in a foster home have disorders of the development of self-dependence skills. We found that 12 children (31.6%) had characteristic retardation of self-dependence skills development, and 1 child (2.6%) had development disorders. 3. Infants growing in the infant foster home have sensory integration disorders. The results of the research showed that 9 (35%) of the respondents had light sensory integration disorders, 10 (38%) respondents had medium sensory integration disorders and 1 (4%) respondent had pronounced sensory integration disorder.Keywords: occupational therapy, developmental disorders, foster homes.

Fine Motor Function Skills in Patients with Parkinson Disease with and without Mild Cognitive Impairment

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 127-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Dahdal ◽  
Antonia Meyer ◽  
Menorca Chaturvedi ◽  
Karolina Nowak ◽  
Anne D. Roesch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Parkinson Disease ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Hand Movements ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Fine Motor Function

Aims: The objective of this study was to investigate the relation between impaired fine motor skills in Parkinson disease (PD) patients and their cognitive status, and to determine whether fine motor skills are more impaired in PD patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) than in non-MCI patients. Methods: Twenty PD MCI and 31 PD non-MCI patients (mean age 66.7 years, range 50-84, 36 males/15 females), all right-handed, took part in a motor performance test battery. Steadiness, precision, dexterity, velocity of arm-hand movements, and velocity of wrist-finger movements were measured and compared across groups and analyzed for confounders (age, sex, education, severity of motor symptoms, and disease duration). Statistical analysis included t tests corrected for multiple testing, and a linear regression with stepwise elimination procedure was used to select significant predictors for fine motor function. Results: PD MCI patients performed significantly worse in precision (p < 0.05), dexterity (p < 0.05), and velocity (arm-hand movements; p < 0.05) compared to PD non-MCI patients. The fine motor function skills were confounded by age. Conclusions: Fine motor skills in PD MCI patients are impaired compared to PD non-MCI patients. Investigating the relation between the fine motor performance and MCI in PD might be a relevant subject for future research.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Physical Activity Levels and Manual Dexterity in Adults Over 60 Years Old

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 496-497
Author(s):  
Naomi Kim ◽  
Rachael McGraw ◽  
Katie Thralls
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Manual Dexterity ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Fine Motor Function ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract During aging there is a natural physiological decline that contributes to a loss of function needed for activities of daily living to maintain independence and high quality of life. Physical function needed for independence includes gross motor function (e.g., lower body strength for standing) and fine motor function (e.g., manual dexterity for dressing). Physical activity (PA) has shown to maintain fitness, such as muscular strength, to delay loss in gross motor function. However, there is limited research on the association between PA and fine motor function. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between meeting national Physical Activity Guidelines (PAG; &gt;150 min./wk.) and manual dexterity in older adults (&gt;60 years). Participants (N=45, Mean age = 80.2±8.2 years) completed an interview-assisted self-report of their PA level and an objectively measured manual dexterity assessment (i.e., Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT)). The PPT included four fine motor skill assessments. For all four PPT’s, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) tests showed a significant main effect for PA level, a main effect for age, and an interaction effect (PA*age) on manual dexterity for all PPTs (ps&lt;0.05). Follow-up comparisons showed a significant main effect for PA level on manual dexterity for the older group (&gt;80yrs; ps&lt;0.05), and not for the younger group (ps&gt;0.05). Pearson’s r correlations showed significant moderate-positive correlations between activity level (min./wk.) and PPTs scores (r=0.45– 0.50; ps&lt;0.005). These findings suggest that meeting PAG may be a preventative strategy to attenuate aging declines in manual dexterity to maintain hand function and independence.

scholarly journals Fine Motor Activities Program to Promote Fine Motor Skills in a Case Study of Down’s Syndrome

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suchitporn Lersilp ◽  
Supawadee Putthinoi ◽  
Kewalin Panyo
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Down's Syndrome ◽  
Down’S Syndrome ◽  
Manual Dexterity ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Activities

<p>Children with Down’s syndrome have developmental delays, particularly regarding cognitive and motor development. Fine motor skill problems are related to motor development. They have impact on occupational performances in school-age children with Down’s syndrome because they relate to participation in school activities, such as grasping, writing, and carrying out self-care duties. This study aimed to develop a fine motor activities program and to examine the efficiency of the program that promoted fine motor skills in a case study of Down’s syndrome. The case study subject was an 8 -year-old male called Kai, who had Down’s syndrome. He was a first grader in a regular school that provided classrooms for students with special needs. This study used the fine motor activities program with assessment tools, which included 3 subtests of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, second edition (BOT-2) that applied to Upper-limb coordination, Fine motor precision and Manual dexterity; as well as the In-hand Manipulation Checklist, and Jamar Hand Dynamometer Grip Test. The fine motor activities program was implemented separately and consisted of 3 sessions of 45 activities per week for 5 weeks, with each session taking 45 minutes. The results showed obvious improvement of fine motor skills, including bilateral hand coordination, hand prehension, manual dexterity, in-hand manipulation, and hand muscle strength. This positive result was an example of a fine motor intervention program designed and developed for therapists and related service providers in choosing activities that enhance fine motor skills in children with Down’s syndrome.</p>

Abstract P355: Socioeconomic Factors and Race Negatively Impact Performance Based Motor Skills Following Stroke: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study

Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 137 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy N Buie
Keyword(s):  
Motor Function ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Functional Outcomes ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Health And Retirement Study ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Fine Motor Function ◽  
Retirement Study

Background: Evidence suggests that racial and ethnic minorities consistently have poorer post-stroke functional outcomes. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that race in addition to socioeconomic status (SES) would correlate with poorer measures of functional outcomes in stroke patients. Methods: Our aim was to identify factors that contribute to disparate functional outcomes among middle- and retirement-aged non-Hispanic whites (white) and non-Hispanic African Americans (AA). Through retrospective analysis of data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we analyzed 2,831 respondents who reported incident stroke between 1999 and 2014. Respondents were asked to report perceived difficulty with gross and fine motor function and basic activities of daily living (ADL). Linear and logistic regression analysis determined independent predictors of post-stroke motor function and ADL. Results: The analysis included 2,314 (82%) whites and 517 (18%) AA adults with stroke. The AA median age was 71± 11.3 while the white median age was 76 ± 10.5 (p<0.0001). Factors associated with more difficulty with ADL, fine motor function, and gross motor function included older age, female gender, AA race, and higher numbers of household residents. Surprisingly, the comorbidity score was only associated with difficulty in gross motor function. Moreover, the time since stroke did not associate with any performance measure. Increased difficulty with performance-based ADL, fine, and gross motor skills in AAs relative to whites, was associated with younger age, more residents in the home, and less household income. Although our analysis was limited due to the lack of long-term follow-up in the HRS study, these data can help direct future stroke recovery health disparity studies. Conclusions: Our findings highlight the importance of examining contributing factors to racial disparities in post stroke outcomes.

scholarly journals Adding up fine motor skills: developmental relations between manual dexterity and numerical abilities

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venera Gashaj ◽  
Dragan Trninic
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Manual Dexterity ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Dominant Hand ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Math Skills ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mathematical Skills

We explore the relationship between mathematical skills and motor skills across three age groups of normally developing children. The existence of such a relationship is postulated in classical accounts of human development. In contemporary research, the existence of a relationship between motor development and the development of abstract concepts may form a crucial piece of evidence for theories of embodied cognition. Existing studies suggest a link between fine motor skills and various numerical and mathematical tasks in young children; however, there are few attempts to measure the strength of this relationship across different ages. We use a cross-sectional design to investigate the link between fine motor and mathematical skills in children in Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 4th grade. The results show that correlational patterns vary in the three ages; while in Kindergarten manual dexterity of the dominant hand is related to math skills, in 2nd grade the manual dexterity of the nondominant hand is related to math skills, and finally, in 4th grade no such correlations are observable.

PENGEMBANGAN FISIK MOTORIK ANAK USIA DINI DENGAN BERMAI

Edupedia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
Farhatin Masrurah ◽  
Khulusinniyah Khulusinniyah
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
High Activity ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Skills

The first five years of a children’s age is the period of rapid growth with physical and motor development. Those process will develop well if stimulated continuously. Early childhood always identic with high activity requires the opportunity to express their abilities. Therefore playing method is very urgent inchildren’s gross motor skills and fine motor skills development through a variety of playing activities both indoors and outdoors. Playing is an activity that cannot be separated from early childhood’s world. All playing activities will be carried out happily. By the same token learning by playing will be done happily without any sense of being forced or oppressed.

Development of an arcade controller for children with intellectual disabilities to improve fine motor skills through video games

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domenica A. Merchan-Garcia ◽  
Alejandro S. Enriquez-Mancheno ◽  
Victor H. Uguna-Uguna ◽  
Paola F. Suquilanda-Cuesta ◽  
Vladimir E. Robles-Bykbaev
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills

Upper limb proprioception and fine motor function in young pianists

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 102748
Author(s):  
Yu-Ting Tseng ◽  
Fu-Chen Chen ◽  
Chia-Liang Tsai ◽  
Jürgen Konczak
Keyword(s):  
Motor Function ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Function ◽  
Limb Proprioception

scholarly journals P110 Sex differences in hand osteoarthritis symptoms and function

Rheumatology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brona Dinneen ◽  
David Heath ◽  
Mohammed Tauseef Ghaffar ◽  
Miriam O'Sullivan ◽  
Carmel Silke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Functional Assessment ◽  
Functional Ability ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Hand Osteoarthritis ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
And Function

Abstract Background/Aims  There is currently no consensus regarding sex-related differences in pain intensity and functional abilities among patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA). In this study we determine sex-related differences in pain intensity and functional ability among patients with hand OA, as assessed by a self-report questionnaire and by performance-based tests. Methods  Using the AUSCAN tool for symptom and functional assessment of hand OA with dynamometry we prospectively accessed patients meeting the ACR criteria for hand osteoarthritis. Using this analysis, assessments of pain and function were compared in male and female patients. The outcome measures included self-reported pain measures, functional assessment and dynamometry measures. Results  The study population included 106 patients (90 females and 16 males) with a mean age of males 48.44 (7.48) and females 52.67 (9.43). All patients with symptomatic hand osteoarthritis meeting ACR Criteria. When accessing difference between sexes, men were found to be significantly heavier (p = 0.003) and have greater grip and pinch strength.As part of function and pain assessments there was a significant correlation between difficulty with fine motor skills such as difficulty doing buttons, difficulty when doing jewellery, or peeling vegetables associated with pain when turning objects e.g. doorknobs, taps and faucets for men in comparison to women. Difficulty in these fine motor skills also correlated with stiffness on wakening and pain on lifting heavy objects regardless of sex. A Mann-Whitney U test was run on 106 participants to determine if there were differences in pain or functional scores between males and females. This reviled Median score for males () and females () was statistically significantly different,There were sex differences noted in the correlation associated with pain with rotational movements e.g. turning objects and functional difficulty with fine motor movements including difficulty when doing up buttons ( Males r(14) = -0.109, p = 0.698, Females r(88) =0.489, p = &lt;0.01 value.= ), difficulty when doing jewellery ( Males r(14) =-0.265, p = 0.339.= Females r(88) = 0.570, p = &lt;0.01) , difficulty peeling vegetables ( Males r(14) = -0.207, p = 0.458 Females r(88) = 0.519, &lt;0.01 ) Conclusion  The results demonstrate the presence of sex differences in patients suffering from hand osteoarthritis self-reported functional ability and pain scales. These differences indicate the need for further studies to explore the mechanisms of hand OA and to understanding the specific impact of gender on the development and progression of disease. With further understanding we can obtain the proper strategy to provide better individualised treatment. It also highlights that rehabilitation programs should consider these differences and each patients’ performance limitations in order to address the specific needs of each individual patient. In doing so, improved pain and functional status will improve morbidity in hand OA Disclosure  B. Dinneen: None. D. Heath: None. M. Ghaffar: None. M. O'Sullivan: None. C. Silke: None. B. Whelan: None.

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