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Comparison of hand sensory - motor skills between normal and dysgraphia children in 9 -11 ages
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A Azad *   1, N Havayee2 , SH Rafie2 , M.R Keyhani2 |
1- دانشکده علوم توانبخشی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران , a_azad _96 @ yahoo . com
2- دانشکده علوم توانبخشی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران |
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Abstract: (68401 Views) |
Background and aim:One of the common learning disability is dysgraphia that interferes academic progressive and/or activity of daily living in children.The aim of this study was comparative assessment of hand sensory - motor skills in 9 -11 ages
Materials and Methods: 20 dysgraphia and 40 normal children were selected for comparison. Participants were evaluated by Smmes-Weinstein Monofilaments (SWMs), The Minnesota Manual Hand Dexterity Test (MMDT), Power Grip Test with Dynamometer (GS), Pinch Strength with Pinch Guage (thumb to middle-thumb to index test) and Minnesota Hand Writing Test (MHT).They were divided into A (dysgraphia) and B (normal)Groups. In this research, dominant hand was right. All Data were analyzed by T-Test and Chi – square Tests with SPSS version13.
Results:The study showed that sensory-motor skills hand writing in dysgraphia children were significantly lower than normal children. There was a significant relationship between tactile threshold and dysgraphia. (P<0.05).In children with dysgraphia, the tactile threshold was high. Hand dexterity was significantly poorer in A group than B group. (P<0.05). Grip strength and Pinch strength were significantly poorer in A group than B group. (P<0.05 for G.S and P<0.05 for P.S). There was a significant relationship between handwriting skill and dysgraphia. (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Findings of this study, could be created in the mind of experts and therapists that perhaps with determination of suitable sensory-motor evaluations of precise Prpcedure to prevent and treat children who have dysgraphia problem, |
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| Keywords: Dysgraphia, Hand dexterity, Hand writing skill, Semmes–Weinstein Monofilaments, Grip Strength, Pinch Strength |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2008/06/16 | Accepted: 2008/08/10 | Published: 2013/08/6
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