UL Assessments after ABI

Question 1

MAL

Answer 1

= motor activity log
- Questionnaire measuring UL use on neurological impairment & its effect on participation
-> rate quality & amount of mvt in 30, 28 or 14 daily functional tasks.

Question 2

PPT

Answer 2

= Purdue Pegboard test
- assessment for fine & gross motor control of UL function
- use as well memory& attention =>spatial reasoning & planning
-> P- repeats a patterns

Question 3

NHPT

Answer 3

= Nine hole peg test
- assessment for fine motor control of UL function = finger selectivity & dexterity
-> fit 9 pins on a symmetrical board
-> timer parameter -> L/R comparaisons

Question 4

BBT

Answer 4

= Box & blocks test
- assessment for arm-hand function
-> move the most blocs from 1 side of boxes to the other (going above barrier) in 1 min
-> compare L/R

Question 5

FMA-UE

Answer 5

= Fulg-Meyer assessment
- assessment for sensorimotor function of UL
- assess which mvt can be performed, grade from 0 to 2 (none-partial-full)

Question 6

ARAT

Answer 6

= Action Research Arm Test
- assessment of 4 UL task
1. Grasp
2. Grip
3. Pinch
4. Grossmt (Gross movement)

Question 7

mAS

Answer 7

= Modified Ashworth scale
- assessment the increase of muscle tone = spaticity

Question 8

Bells test

Answer 8

= Visio-spatial neglect assessment
- patient need to circle the bells on a papers full of signs

Question 9

MAS scoring (=Modified ashworth scale)

Answer 9

0 : No incr. in muscle tone
1 : Slight incr. in mt -> catch & release or minimal resistance at the end of ROM (during flexion or extension)
1+ : slight incr. in muscle tone -> catch + followed by minimal resistance
2 : More marked incr. in mt through most of ROM, but affected part easily moved
3 : Considerable incr. in mt, passive mvt difficult
4 : affected part(s) rigid in flexion or extension