A Novel Measurement System of Hand Function
Grant Data
Project Title
A Novel Measurement System of Hand Function
Principal Investigator
Dr Hu, Yong
(Project Coordinator (PC))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Cheung Jason Pui Yin
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Wang Zheng
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Ip Wing Yuk
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Luk Keith DK
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
9
Start Date
2018-09-03
Amount
166880
Conference Title
A Novel Measurement System of Hand Function
Presentation Title
Keywords
Hand Function, Measurement System, Nove
Discipline
Orthopaedics/Traumatology
HKU Project Code
InP/228/18
Grant Type
Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Funding Year
2017
Status
Completed
Objectives
Hand function is the most important function involve human daily activity and living quality. Hand motion analysis methods have been providing researchers with motion investigation initiatives, revealing motion features and mechanisms in both healthy subjects and patients suffering from hand dysfunctions. Hand deficit usually show an abnormal finger motion during hand grip. The patients with neurological diseases like cervical myelopathy, cerebral palsy, stroke, or Parkinson's disease will present spastic hand grip. Some patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, or traumatic injury to neuromuscular system would also show abnormal pattern of finger motion. At present, hand movements and functions are assessed by professional healthcare specialists like clinicians, physiotherapists or occupational therapists subjectively. This project will develop a novel measure system of hand function. With a finger-joint sensor-array, the system measures the motion variables of every fingers simultaneously without interference to finger motion. The system process the kinematic characteristics of every fingers and produce a set comprehensive hand motion features. The proposed hand function measurement system could provide objective assessment of disabilities and the severity of hand dysfunctions for clinicians and surgeons to select the appropriate treatment, for patients to understand the function deficit and consequent rehabilitation progress. It can be also translated to the objective and scale of activities of daily living (ADL), which will be a standard, objective and reliable document for insurance industry.