The functionality of the human hand is of paramount importance for the daily life activity of a subject. Several chronic diseases can have localized lesions on the hands, causing disability, as for the Systemic Sclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis. In these cases the evaluation of the hand functionality is a necessary step for setting up the therapeutic and rehabilitation program. This research presents a novel device tackling this problem, allowing the evaluation of hand dexterity and strength on 4 simple rehabilitation exercises. Real-time controlled by a wirelessly connected PC where a C++ physician graphical interface enables a user-friendly management of the assessment, the device provides hitherto unavailable measurements. A first evaluation of the device in a real outpatient rheumatology clinic has been performed and the preliminary results reveal the potentialities of the approach.

An Integrated Portable Device for the Hand Functional Assessment in the Clinical Practice

PANI, DANILO;BARABINO, GIANLUCA;DESSI', ALESSIA;PIGA, MATTEO;MATHIEU, ALESSANDRO;RAFFO, LUIGI
2013-01-01

Abstract

The functionality of the human hand is of paramount importance for the daily life activity of a subject. Several chronic diseases can have localized lesions on the hands, causing disability, as for the Systemic Sclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis. In these cases the evaluation of the hand functionality is a necessary step for setting up the therapeutic and rehabilitation program. This research presents a novel device tackling this problem, allowing the evaluation of hand dexterity and strength on 4 simple rehabilitation exercises. Real-time controlled by a wirelessly connected PC where a C++ physician graphical interface enables a user-friendly management of the assessment, the device provides hitherto unavailable measurements. A first evaluation of the device in a real outpatient rheumatology clinic has been performed and the preliminary results reveal the potentialities of the approach.
2013
978-364238255-0
978-3-642-38256-7
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