2nd Edition
Hand Grasps and Manipulation Skills Clinical Perspective of Development and Function
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.
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the AuthorsPrefaceForeword by Barbara Rider, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA and Fred Sammons, DPS, OT/L, FAOTAIntroduction
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 MovementsFinancial Disclosures
Index
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.
“This book is clinically relevant for practitioners working with children just developing grasp and manipulation skills or those working with adults who have lost function with grasp and manipulation due to injury. It will become well worn as they reach for it again and again!”
- Yvonne M. Randall, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Doody's Book Review Services