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Chopstick operation training with the left non-dominant hand

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Title: Chopstick operation training with the left non-dominant hand
Authors: Sawamura, Daisuke Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Sakuraba, Satoshi Browse this author
Yoshida, Kazuki Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Hasegawa, Naoya Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Suzuki, Yumi Browse this author
Yoshida, Susumu Browse this author
Honke, Toshihiro Browse this author
Sakai, Shinya Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Keywords: motor skill acquisition
asymmetry
tool use
movement smoothness
fNIRS
Issue Date: 22-Oct-2021
Publisher: De Gruyter
Journal Title: Translational Neuroscience
Volume: 12
Issue: 1
Start Page: 385
End Page: 395
Publisher DOI: 10.1515/tnsci-2020-0189
PMID: 34721894
Abstract: Background - Training a non-dominant hand is important for rehabilitating people who are required to change handedness. However, improving the dexterity in using chopsticks with a non-dominant hand through training remains unclear. This study is aimed to measure whether chopstick training improves non-dominant hand chop-stick operation skills and leads to acquisition of skill levels similar to those of the dominant hand. Methods - This single-blinded randomized controlled trial enrolled 34 healthy young right-handed subjects who scored >70 points on the Edinburgh Handedness Questionnaire Inventory. They were randomly allocated to training or control groups. The training group participated in a 6-week chopstick training program with the non-dominant left hand, while the control group did not. Asymmetry of chopstick operation skill, perceived psychological stress, and oxygen-hemoglobin concentration as a brain activity measure in each hemisphere were measured before and after training. Results - Participants in the training group had significantly lower asymmetry than those in the control group during the post-training assessment (F[1,30] >= 5.54, p <= 0.03, partial eta(2) >= 0.156). Only perceived psychological stress had a significantly higher asymmetry during the post-training assessment (t[15] = 3.81, p < 0.01). Conclusion - Six weeks of chopstick training improved non-dominant chopstick operation skills, and a performance level similar to that of the dominant hand was acquired.
Type: article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/83438
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