Volume : X, Issue : VI, June - 2020

Functional Hand assessments: A review from the Indian perspective

Shilpshree Prashant Palsule, Jayashri Shripad Kale

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Introduction : The hand is an amazing, complex part of the human body.. Upper extremity disability can result in disruption of many basic and instrumental activities of daily living. Standardised tests available to evaluate hand function form an important part of the evaluation process. Purpose of the Study: In view of hand function being affected because of a variety of factors such as age, sex ,geographic regions ,occupations ,and Indian conditions differing from those across the globe,it was felt necessary to review the functional hand evaluations described in literature and estimate its applicability to the Indian conditions. Methods: Literature search was carried out for articles published till December 2018.The study was exempted from ethics review, since data available in the public domain was reviewed. Patient rated questionnaires were excluded..Static measures evaluation of hand function were excluded Papers describing the original test were studied. Test items described were analyzed. Pros. And Cons were noted. Application to Indian scenario was described Results and discussion : Application of commercially available tests in the Indian scenario may be limited in view of expenses, cultural differences, space constraints, limited resources, unavailability of Indian norms Conclusions: What is required for our a developing country like India is Comprehensive CULTURE SPECIFIC hand assessment.Test equipment and procedures should be standardized, inexpensive and transportable. Materials should be readily available in local market, and normative data for Indian culture should be available

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FUNCTIONAL HAND ASSESSMENTS: A REVIEW FROM THE INDIAN PERSPECTIVE, Shilpshree Prashant Palsule, Jayashri Shripad Kale INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-6 | June-2020

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