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Hand-grip examination of neurological patients after stroke and traumatic brain injury
Sádlová, Tereza ; Rodová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Uhlířová, Jaromíra (referee)
This thesis deals with the handgrip examination of patients (after stroke and traumatic brain injury). The main objective of this bachelor's thesis is searching for tests, which in practice investigate handgrip and manipulation of objects. The next aim was to choose and test one of the found handgrip tests. This thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part presents the basic information about the stroke and traumatic brain injury. The thesis deals in more detail especially with the hand as a very important part of human body that enable people to handgrip and manipulate with objects. It also describes different types of grip, phase grip and offers a scale of tests for handgrip examination. Tests are divided according to score - time, point and different indication. The practical part presents the description of the testing neurological patients with Frenchay arm test that was chosen for practical testing. This test was performed on the sample of ten neurological patients of the Department of Neurology in Prague. From the obtained results of the practical assessments the conclusion has been drawn - results confirm the suitability of using this selected handgrip test for occupational therapist in Czech Republic. Key words: 1. stroke 2. traumatic brain injury 3....
Hand-grip examination of neurological patients after stroke and traumatic brain injury
Sádlová, Tereza ; Rodová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Uhlířová, Jaromíra (referee)
This thesis deals with the handgrip examination of patients (after stroke and traumatic brain injury). The main objective of this bachelor's thesis is searching for tests, which in practice investigate handgrip and manipulation of objects. The next aim was to choose and test one of the found handgrip tests. This thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part presents the basic information about the stroke and traumatic brain injury. The thesis deals in more detail especially with the hand as a very important part of human body that enable people to handgrip and manipulate with objects. It also describes different types of grip, phase grip and offers a scale of tests for handgrip examination. Tests are divided according to score - time, point and different indication. The practical part presents the description of the testing neurological patients with Frenchay arm test that was chosen for practical testing. This test was performed on the sample of ten neurological patients of the Department of Neurology in Prague. From the obtained results of the practical assessments the conclusion has been drawn - results confirm the suitability of using this selected handgrip test for occupational therapist in Czech Republic. Key words: 1. stroke 2. traumatic brain injury 3....

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