Kinematic evaluation and reliability assessment of the Nine Hole Peg Test for manual dexterity.

Background: The Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT) is one of the most frequently used tools to assess manual dexterity. However, no kinematic parameters are provided to describe the quality of the motor performance, since time is the only score.

Purpose: To investigate test-retest and intra-rater reliability, correlation with clinical test score, and discriminant validity of kinematic indexes during NHPT.

Smoothness of gait detects early alterations of walking in persons with multiple sclerosis without disability.

In people with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS) with little or no signs of disability, early detection of walking impairments represents a challenging issue, as simple gait metrics (e.g. speed, cadence, stride length, etc.

Short-term effects of backpack carriage on plantar pressure and gait in schoolchildren.

Purpose: To assess the effects of backpack carriage on plantar pressure distributions and spatio-temporal gait parameters among children.

Participants: Two hundred-eighteen schoolchildren, aged 6-13, and attending primary and secondary schools in the city of Cagliari (Italy).

Methods: Participants were tested at school, during regular days.