Upper extremity strength and motor speed in children with visual impairment following a 16-week yoga training program

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soubhagyalaxmi Mohanty ◽  
Balaram Pradhan ◽  
Alex Hankey
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Motor Speed

scholarly journals Preliminary Evaluation of an Adaptive Robotic Training Program of the Wrist for Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 9239
Author(s):  
Kailynn Mannella ◽  
Giulia A. Albanese ◽  
David Ditor ◽  
Jacopo Zenzeri ◽  
Michael W. R. Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Neuromuscular Control ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Training Algorithms ◽  
Robotic Device ◽  
Robotic Training ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Motor Accuracy

Robotics can be used to describe wrist kinematics and assess sensorimotor impairments, while the implementation of training algorithms can be aimed at improving neuromuscular control. The purpose of this study was to use a robotic device to develop an adaptive and individualized training program of the distal upper extremity for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). This approach included an online assessment of performance aimed at changing the level of assistance/resistance provided during the task. Participants (N = 7) completed a robotic training program that occurred 3 times weekly for 4 weeks. The training protocol consisted of tracking a target moving along a figure by grasping the end-effector of the robotic device and moving it along the trajectory. Outcome measures were assessed pre- and post-intervention. Improvements in performance were quantified by average tracking (p = 0.028) and figural error (p = 0.028), which was significantly reduced by 26% and 43%, respectively. Isometric wrist strength significantly improved post-intervention (flexion: p = 0.043, radial and ulnar deviation: p = 0.028). The results of this work demonstrate that 4-weeks of adaptive robotic training is a feasible rehabilitative program that has the potential to improve distal upper extremity motor accuracy and muscular strength in a MS population.

Perceptual Assessment in Low Vision: Evidence for a Hierarchy of Skills?

1989 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Overbury ◽  
G.L. Goodrich ◽  
R.D. Quillman ◽  
J. Faubert
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Visual Skills ◽  
Perceptual Assessment

This study examines the possible existence of a perceptual hierarchy which is systematically affected by the onset of adventitious visual impairment. Eighty people with partial vision were tested prior to beginning a visual skills training program. Four perceptual categories were examined. These included COPY/DRAW, TARGET MATCH, FIGURE-GROUND, and READING tasks. The results indicate that there is a demarcation of difficulty between the simpler and more complex levels of the hierarchy. Additionally, this crossover takes place at the figure-ground level, with the strongest relationships occurring between reading-related tasks such as letter and word searching as well as the reading of text and the individual's performance on figure-ground discrimination. The implications of these results in light of previous work in this area are discussed.

scholarly journals Playing Piano Can Improve Upper Extremity Function after Stroke: Case Studies

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Villeneuve ◽  
Anouk Lamontagne
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Chronic Stroke ◽  
Manual Dexterity ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Home Practice ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Extremity Function ◽  
Upper Extremity Function

Music-supported therapy (MST) is an innovative approach that was shown to improve manual dexterity in acute stroke survivors. The feasibility of such intervention in chronic stroke survivors and its longer-term benefits, however, remain unknown. The objective of this pilot study was to estimate the short- and long-term effects of a 3-week piano training program on upper extremity function in persons with chronic stroke. A multiple pre-post sequential design was used, with measurements taken at baseline (week0, week3), prior to (week6) and after the intervention (week9), and at 3-week follow-up (week12). Three persons with stroke participated in the 3-week piano training program that combined structured piano lessons to home practice program. The songs, played on an electronic keyboard, involved all 5 digits of the affected hand and were displayed using a user-friendly MIDI program. After intervention, all the three participants showed improvements in their fine (nine hole peg test) and gross (box and block test) manual dexterity, as well as in the functional use of the upper extremity (Jebsen hand function test). Improvements were maintained at follow-up. These preliminary results support the feasibility of using an MST approach that combines structured lessons to home practice to improve upper extremity function in chronic stroke.

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