The evaluation of hand function is of paramount importance in neuromotor disorders, where precise assessment informs both diagnosis and treatment. Standardised tests, such as the Jebsen–Taylor Hand ...

A basic hand-grip test has proven to be a reliable tool to monitor the decline of patients with Parkinson's diseases, say investigators. UBC researchers Jenn Jakobi and Gareth Jones, both Health and ...

A new technique uses a glove on the unaffected hand to send electrical stimulation to nerves in the stroke-affected hand. Researchers report that the best improvement was noted in patients who had ...

Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) delayed overall disability progression and worsening of upper limb function in people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) over 144 weeks, the ORATORIO-HAND (O'HAND ...

Split hand syndrome is a potential sign of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This means that some of the muscles in the hand are weak and thin (atrophied), while others are less affected.