Table 1.
Box & Block (# cubes) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Left Hand | Right Hand | ||||
before | after | % change | before | after | % change |
15 | 17 | 13 | 63 | 62 | −1.6 |
Hand Grip (psi) | |||||
Left Hand | Right Hand | ||||
before | after | % change | before | after | % change |
4.5 | 1 | −77 | 15 | 12.5 | −16 |
Piano Test
(mean stroke interval in ms from test session 1 to test session 6) | |||||
28 (session 1) > 31.8 > 35.9 > 33.5 > 35.8 > 34.1 (session 6) |
For both the Box & Block as well as the Hand Grip tests an improvement in manual ability results in an increase in the number of cubes moved and in the grip force respectively. Only two test sessions were conducted, before and after the training. Piano tests were conducted six times during the training. In this case, an improvement reflects in a decrease in the mean stroke interval.