The Moberg Pickup Test:
Results of Testing with a Standard Protocol
Carol L.
Ng, OTR, CHT
Hand Unit
Leslie R.
Peterson Rehabilitation Centre
Worker s Compensation Board of
British Columbia
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Derek D.
Ho, OTR, OT(C), BOT...
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The Moberg Pickup Test:
Results of Testing with a Standard Protocol
Carol L.
Ng, OTR, CHT
Hand Unit
Leslie R.
Peterson Rehabilitation Centre
Worker s Compensation Board of
British Columbia
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Derek D.
Ho, OTR, OT(C), BOT
Rehabilitation Department
Humber River Regional Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
S.
P.
Chow, MS, FRCSE, FACS
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
F
unctional sensibility assessment is essential
for evaluating the sensory recovery of repaired nerves.
It is often assumed that perception
of touch, perception of pin prick, or two-point discrimination correlates with functional recovery.
However, our clinical impression is that often the
results of these tests do not correlate well with
functional sensibility.
It was this observation that
stimulated Dellon to investigate alternative testing
procedures in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Moberg defined hand function as precision
sensory and gross se
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