A new method for characterizing hand dysfunction in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a preliminary study
| Autor: | Hayato Enoki, Y Nagano, Nobuaki Tadokoro, Toshikazu Tani, Kazunobu Kida, Masahiko Ikeuchi, T Akutagawa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Pinch Strength Spinal Cord Diseases Disability Evaluation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Japan Feedback Sensory Cutaneous receptor Fasciculus Spondylotic myelopathy Humans Medicine In patient Spasticity Aged Aged 80 and over Hand Strength biology Proprioception business.industry Repetitive movements General Medicine Middle Aged Hand biology.organism_classification Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surgery body regions Neurology Cervical Vertebrae Female Spondylosis Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Spinal Cord. 54:221-225 |
| ISSN: | 1476-5624 1362-4393 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/sc.2015.123 |
| Popis: | A case–control investigation. The objective of this study was to quantitatively study impaired ability to appropriately adjust pinch strength while holding a small object in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). Kochi Medical School Hospital, Japan. The subjects consisted of 19 CSM patients who had frequent episodes of failing to grasp and hold small objects in their daily life (Group A), 13 CSM patients who did not experience such episodes (Group B) and 16 healthy subjects (Control Group). We continuously measured the dynamic internal pressure of a pneumatic rubber object called a blower pinched by the subject, following two different sets of instructions: (1) pinching with eyes open and with the minimal strength required to prevent dropping; and (2) maintaining a constant pinch strength at given levels with eyes closed. Compared with the other two groups, Group A subjects used a significantly (P |
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