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3 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Design, Fabrication, and Administration of the Hand Active Sensation Test (HASTe)

Alexandra Borstad¹, Alex Altenburger¹, Aaron Hannigan¹, Joshua LaPorte¹, Rachael Mott¹, Deborah S. Nichols-Larsen²

¹Division of Physical Therapy, The Ohio State University, ²School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University

The Hand Active Sensation Test (HASTe) is a valid and reliable measure of haptic performance, which has been used successfully to identify impaired haptic touch in individuals with stroke. The purpose of this paper is to describe the design, fabrication and administration of the HASTe.

Behavior

A Simple Non-invasive Method for Temporary Knockdown of Upper Limb Proprioception

Jacey L Janz Vernoski¹, Jack R Bjorkland¹, Talia J Kramer¹, Steven T Oczak¹, Alexandra L Borstad¹

¹Department of Physical Therapy, The College of St. Scholastica

The goal of this protocol is to demonstrate a practical method to temporarily interfere with proprioception in the upper limb of healthy humans.

JoVE Core

A Standardized Method for Measurement of Elbow Kinesthesia

Molly Watkins¹, Emily Duncanson¹, Emma Gartner¹, Samantha Paripovich¹, Christine Taylor¹, Alexandra Borstad¹

¹Department of Physical Therapy, The College of St. Scholastica

Here, we present a standardized method for measurement of elbow passive kinesthesia using the threshold to detection of passive movement (TDPM) that is appropriate for a research setting.