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http://dx.doi.org/10.15268/ksim.2018.6.1.075

Comparison of Bimanual and Unimanual Movements on Muscle Activity in Healthy Adults  

Kim, Taehoon (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Dongseo University)
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine / v.6, no.1, 2018 , pp. 75-81 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : The aim of this study was to compare the muscle activities of thumb and wrist during unimanual, bimanual symmetric and bimanual reciprocal movements using surface electromyography. Method : Thirty-six participants were involved in this study. Two blocks were used to perform unimanual, bimanual symmetric and bimanual reciprocal movements of thumb and wrist. Muscle activities in the flexor pollicis brevis, abductor pollicis brevis, extensor carpi radialis and flexor carpi radialis were measured using an surface EMG system. Result : For the flexor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis brevis, significant difference in the muscle activity were found among the unimanual, bimanual symmetric and bimanual reciprocal movement. For the extensor carpi radialis and flexor carpi radialis, the unimanual movement significantly different from the bimanual symmetric and reciprocal movements. Conclusion : Both the thumb and wrist, bimanual symmetric and reciprocal movements were more efficient than the unimanual movement. Moreover, with regard to the thumb, the bimanual reciprocal movement was more efficient than the bimanual symmetric movement.
Keywords
unimanual; bimanual; symmetric; reciprocal; surface electromyography;
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