Comparison of Muscle Activation while Performing Tasks Similar to Activities of Daily Livings with and without a Cock-up Splint
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- Jung Hye-Young
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Suncheon First College, Republic of Korea
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- Jung Nam-Hae
- Department of Rehabilitation Science, Graduate School of Inje University, Republic of Korea
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- Chang Moon-Young
- Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Inje University:197 Inje Street, Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do 621-749, Republic of Korea
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[Purpose] This study investigated changes in the activation of the main elbow muscle while performing tasks similar to activities of daily living (ADL) with and without a cock-up splint. [Methods] Sixteen participants performed a simulated feeding task and picked up light and heavy cans in the Jebsen-Taylor hand function test. The activation of the biceps brachii, the triceps brachii, and the brachioradialis with and without the cock-up splint was measured using a BTS FreeEMG 300 wireless electromyography system (BTS, Inc., Milan, Italy). [Results] The activation of the biceps brachii and the brachioradialis was significantly higher while performing the simulated feeding task with the cock-up splint than without the splint. While picking up the light and heavy cans, the activation of the brachioradialis was significantly decreased by wearing the cock-up splint. In the heavy cans task, the activation of the triceps brachii was significantly higher with the cock-up splint than without the splint. [Conclusion] This study showed that diverse muscles' activation was increased or decreased when wearing the cock-up splint while performing tasks similar to ADL. The results of this study can be used as an educational resource for therapists teaching patients about splint application and splint compliance in ADL.
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- Ｊ Ｐｈｙｓ Ｔｈｅｒ Ｓｃｉ
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Ｊ Ｐｈｙｓ Ｔｈｅｒ Ｓｃｉ 25 (10), 1247-1249, 2013
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