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Chopstick operation training with the left non-dominant hand
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 |
Appears in Collections: | 保健科学院・保健科学研究院 (Graduate School of Health Sciences / Faculty of Health Sciences) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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