Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills Clinical Perspective of Development and Function

by Edwards, Sandra J.; McCoy-Powlen, Jenna D.; Gallen, Donna; Suarez, Michelle

• ISBN13: 9781630912871
• ISBN10: 1630912875
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781040143087
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781040135716
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-01-15
• Publisher: Slack Incorporated
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Summary

Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills: Clinical Perspective of Development and Function, Second Edition is an expertly designed and logically organized text that provides an accurate and clear depiction of the development of hand grasps and the taxonomy of functional hand grasp.
 
Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills, Second Edition by Sandra J. Edwards, Donna B. Gallen, Jenna D. McCoy-Powlen, and Michelle A. Suarez is full of concise and user-friendly text that is written to assist in understanding complex information. The photographs, illustrations and charts have been expanded in this Second Edition and present new content areas for students and clinicians to use in education and practice.
 
Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills, Second Edition is unique in that it is also the only text on the market that contains this comprehensive pictorial information about hands and their grasps. Additional unique features include rare information about in utero development of the hand, left handedness, scissor skill development, in hand manipulation skills, and extensive information regarding clinical application. 
 
Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills, Second Edition is a text that can be used as a career long reference. It provides all the pertinent and comprehensive information for students to learn about the development of the hand in one place, and is expertly and thoroughly referenced with the latest research.
 
Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills: Clinical Perspective of Development and Function, Second Edition provides clear information on a very specific subject, which makes it the ideal reference for occupational therapy professors, students and clinicians; mechanical engineers, computer software instructors, and engineers working in robotics; medical students and orthopedic hand surgeons.
 
 
 
 

Author Biography

Sandra J. Edwards, MA, OTR, FAOTA received her bachelor of science from the University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida) in Occupational Therapy, and her master of arts from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Michigan) in Special Education. She taught for 32 years, graduate and undergraduate courses at Western Michigan University, and received the College of Health and Human Services Teaching Excellence Award. Professor Edwards was promoted to Full Professor in 2001 after receiving outstanding reviews in teaching, research, and service at Western Michigan University. Some of her other awards include Fellow of American Occupational Therapy Association, and 2016 Outstanding Alumni from University of Florida. In 2017, the University of Florida created the Sandra Edwards Colloquium in honor of her career. Professor Edwards has peer reviewed publications in the major national and international journals of her profession. She has presented at over 40 international and national conferences, and has been invited to present workshops at universities and conferences primarily in pediatrics and children’s hand function. Her collaborative research includes assessing children’s eye-hand coordination using the haptic robot with computer and electrical engineers. She has coauthored several chapters including “Hand Function in the Down Syndrome Population” in Hand Function and the Child: Foundations for Remediation (1995). Professor Edwards was coauthor of the previous edition of this book, Developmental and Functional Hand Grasps, in 2002.
 
Donna B. Gallen, MS, OTR/L is an occupational therapist working with school aged children near St. Louis, Missouri. She received her bachelor of science in Social Work from the University of Dayton (Dayton, Ohio), and worked with individuals with disabilities before getting her master of science in Occupational Therapy from Western Michigan University. She coauthored the previous edition of this book, Developmental and Functional Hand Grasps, in 2002. She presented at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress in Stockholm, Sweden in 2002. She coauthored the chapter “Hand Development” in Foundations of Pediatric Practice for the Occupational Therapy Assistant in 2005 and 2017.
 
Jenna D. McCoy-Powlen, MS, OTR/L, BSN, RN is a private contractor working in early intervention in Zionsville, Indiana. She received her bachelor of science in Nursing from Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana) and a master of science in Occupational Therapy from Western Michigan University. She coauthored the chapter “Hand Development” in Foundations of Pediatric Practice for the Occupational Therapy Assistant in 2005 and 2017. She also coauthored the previous edition of this book, Developmental and Functional Hand Grasps, in 2002.
 
Michelle A. Suarez, OTR/L, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Occupational Therapy Department at Western Michigan University. She received her master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan), and her PhD in Interdisciplinary Health Science from Western Michigan University. In her role as professor, she teaches the pediatric content to Master level occupational therapy students, co-coordinates the clinic where students complete their level I placements, is a member of an autism diagnostic evaluation team, and conducts research in pediatric practice. Michelle has published peer reviewed research in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, International Journal of School Health, Autism, and Open Journal of Occupational Therapy. In addition, she has written several book chapters for the text book Conditions in Occupational Therapy: Effect on Occupational Performance (2017). She is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Michigan Occupational Therapy Association.
 

Table of Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Preface

Foreword by Barbara Rider, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA and Fred Sammons, DPS, OT/L, FAOTA

Introduction

Chapter 1             How to Observe and Examine the Hand for Grasp and Manipulation

Chapter 2             Pictorial View of the Structure of the Hand as Related to Grasp

Chapter 3             In Utero Development of the Hand

                                Reflexes and Grasp

                                Hand Movements In Utero

                                Gestational Development Related to the Hand and Grasp

                                Hand Movements

Chapter 4             Primitive Reflexes That Influence Grasp

                                Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex

                                Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex: Quadrupedal Position

                                Traction Response

                                Avoiding Response

                                Palmar Grasp Reflex

                                Instinctive Grasp Reflex

Chapter 5             Development of Grasp

                                Reflex Squeeze Grasp

                                Crude Palmar Grasp

                                Palmar Grasp

                                Radial Palmar Grasp

                                Raking Grasp

                                Radial Digital Grasp

                                Developmental Scissors Grasp

                                Inferior Pincer Grasp

                                Three Jaw Chuck

                                Pincer Grasp

                                Neat Pincer Grasp

Chapter 6             Development of Object and In-Hand Manipulation Skills

                                Development of Object Manipulation

                                Development of Object Release

                                Development of In-Hand Manipulation

                                Finger-to-Palm Translation

                                Palm-to-Finger Translation

                                Simple Shift

                                Reciprocal Shift

                                Complex Shift

                                Simple Rotation

                                Complex Rotation

Chapter 7             Grasps for Handwriting

                                Left-Handed Writing Posture

                                Primitive Grasp Patterns

                                Radial Cross Palmar Grasp

                                Palmar Supinate Grasp

                                Digital Pronate Grasp

                                Brush Grasp

                                Grasp With Extended Fingers

                                Transitional Grasp Patterns

                                Static Quadrupod Grasp

                                Cross Thumb Grasp

                                Static Tripod Grasp

                                Mature Grasp Patterns

                                Lateral Tripod Grasp

                                Dynamic Quadrupod Grasp

                                Lateral Quadrupod Grasp

                                Dynamic Tripod Grasp

                                Interdigital Tripod Grasp

                                Additional Pencil Grasps

Chapter 8             Development of Scissors Grasps and Skills

                                Scissors Use in Toddlers

                                Scissors Use in Preschool-Aged Children

                                Scissors Use During Elementary School Years

                                Scissors Use Into Adulthood

Chapter 9             Functional Hand Grasps

                                Power Grasps

                                Cylindrical Grasp

                                Hammer Grasp

                                Oblique Palmar Grasp

                                Opposed Palmar Grasp

                                Palmar Grasp

                                Reverse Transverse Palmar Grasp

                                Ring Grasp

                                Spherical Grasp

                                Combination of Power and Precision Grasps

                                Diagonal Volar Grasp

                                Ventral Grasp

                                Precision Grasps

                                Disc Grasp

                                Dynamic Lateral Tripod Grasp

                                Inferior Pincer Grasp

                                Lateral Pinch

                                Pad-to-Pad Grasp

                                Three Jaw Chuck

                                Tip Pinch

                                Transverse Digital Grasp

                                Miscellaneous Grasps

                                Functional Scissors Grasp

                                Hook Grasp

                                Interdigital Grasp

                                Lumbrical Grasp

                                Raking Grasp

                                Nonprehensile Hand Movements

Financial Disclosures

Index