Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 28-36 , January 2009

Objective Evaluation of Fine Motor Manipulation—A New Clinical Tool

  • Barbara L. Shay, BMR.PT, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Barbara L. Shay, BMR.PT, MSc, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T6, Canada.
    • ,
  • Tony Szturm, BSc (PT), PhD

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 Parts of this manuscript have been presented in poster format at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Conference, June 2–6, 2007 in Vancouver, Canada.

PII: S0894-1130(08)00102-6

doi: 10.1197/j.jht.2008.06.006

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 28-36 , January 2009

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