Table 2 FFM ergonomic and task feasibility in hemiparetic patients
From: A novel method for the quantification of key components of manual dexterity after stroke
Patients | Ergonomic difficulties with the FFM device | Task feasibility | Problem encountered | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arm posture | Finger position | Interaction with computer | Finger force tracking | Sequential finger tapping | Single finger tapping | Multi-finger tapping | ||
1 | no | Maintaining little finger on piston (short little finger) | Difficulties to interact with the computer feedback | yes | no | yes | no | Too fast and difficult (sequence) |
Failed to use computer feedback (sequence and tapping) | ||||||||
2 | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | / |
3 | Maintaining wrist extension (flexor spasticity) | Fingers slide on pistons (flexor spasticity) | no | yes | no | yes | yes | Too fast and difficult (sequence) |
4 | no | Maintaining little finger on piston (short little finger) | no | yes | no | yes | yes | Too fast and difficult (sequence) |
5 | no | no | Difficulties to interact with the computer feedback | yes | no | yes | yes | Too fast and difficult (sequence) |
Failed to use computer feedback (sequence) | ||||||||
6 | Maintaining wrist extension (weak extensor) | Maintaining fingers on pistons (adductor spasticity) | no | yes | no | yes | yes | Too fast and difficult (sequence) |
7 | no | Maintaining little finger on piston (contracture of little finger) | no | yes | no | yes | yes | Too fast and difficult (sequence) |
8 | no | Maintaining fingers on pistons (repositioning) | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | / |
9 | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | / |
10 | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | / |
Feasibility | 8/10 | 4/10 | 8/10 | 10/10 | 4/10 | 10/10 | 9/10 | / |