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Normative values of moberg pickup test in young adults

2019; International Journal of Medical and Exercise Science; Volume: 05; Issue: 04 Linguagem: Inglês

10.36678/ijmaes.2019.v05i04.002

2455-0159

Dhanalakshmi M.R, Prashanth V Mangalvedhe, Jibi Paul,

Infrared Thermography in Medicine

Introduction: Moberg pickup test (MPUT) is a standardized test for hand dexterity developed by Erik Moberg, in 1958.This test also assesses cognition, stereognosis, and comprehension.Aim of the study was to find the normative values for the Moberg pickup test and to find the impact of gender and handedness on hand dexterity among carpel tunnel syndrome patients.Method: This was a Crosssectional study, conducted at JSS College of physiotherapy, Mysuru, Karnataka for a duration of 2 months.This study was done on a population of 171 typical young adults comprising of 37 males and 134 females with an age group between 17 and 25 years.Test objects were placed on the table on the same side of right and left hands being tested with eyes open and closed, whereas the container was placed on the opposite side of the hand being tested.Three trials were done and the best out of the three was taken for analysis to obtain the normative values for Mobergpickup test.Result: The results show that the hand dexterity of the subjects was significantly good.Eyes open and close on dominant hand and Non dominant hand with mean values of 7.735, 12.806 and 9.206, 14.327 respectively.Conclusion: Females performed the test faster than males, and task performance with the dominant hand was faster than the non-dominant hand.