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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Muscle Nerve. 2017 May 9;56(3):379–385. doi: 10.1002/mus.25611

Table 2. Description of motor function tests and measures performed during study 2.

Measure Description
Hand Grip Dynamometer (kg) Average of maximum force produced across three trials.
Finger Tapping (taps) Average of number of taps achieved across five 10-second trials. Measures distal motor speed and lateralized coordination.
JTHFT (s) Total time to complete battery of simple tests: writing, page turning, lifting small objects, simulated feeding, stacking checkers, lifting light objects, and lifting heavy objects. Measures daily function of upper extremities.
Grooved Pegboard (s) Time to fill a board of 25 holes with keys. Measured upper extremity motor function.
Vmax in 2D (m·s-1) Maximum velocity achieved during path movement from start to target with air sleds (2 Dimensions).
Final Potion Error in 2D (cm) Distance between final cursor position and target with air sleds (2 Dimensions).
Linearity Deviation in 2D Ratio of cumulative hand path length to the straight-line distance between the starting point and target with air sleds (2 Dimensions).
Vmax in 3D (m·s-1) Maximum velocity achieved during path movement from start to finish without air sleds (3 Dimensions).
Final Position Error in 3D (cm) Distance between final cursor position and target without air sleds (3 Dimensions).
Linearity Deviation in 3D Ratio of cumulative hand path length to the straight-line distance between the starting point and target without air sleds (3 Dimensions).