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- Title
The effect of pinch span on pinch force sense in healthy participants.
- Authors
Li, Lin; Li, Yan-xia; Zhang, Chong-long; Zhang, Dong-hai
- Abstract
The purpose of the current investigation was to evaluate the effect of pinch span on the perception of pinch force in typical participants. The healthy participants (10 males and 10 females) conducted an ipsilateral force reproduction test with three distinct pinch spans (2, 4, and 6 cm) at three distinct forces of 10%, 30%, and 50% maximum voluntary isometric contraction. The findings revealed a significantly greater consistency (lower variable error (VE)) of 4 cm compared with 2 and 6 cm pinch spans. Our study also showed that the participants might use a larger force (more overestimated) output for larger pinch spans (4 and 6 cm) than small pinch spans (2 cm). These results may offer significant insights into the higher rates of musculoskeletal disorders among females, enabling researchers and clinicians to design novel interventions and tools to improve pinch force perception and reduce hand injury rates in males and females.
- Subjects
MUSCLE contraction; HAND injuries; MUSCULOSKELETAL system diseases
- Publication
Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 2023, Vol 85, Issue 2, p474
- ISSN
1943-3921
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3758/s13414-022-02534-y