RiteeshGrandhi/sciclaimeval-shared-task huggingface dataset:
Conclusions
This study demonstrated ‘good’ to ‘excellent’ reliability in a test battery assessing muscle mechanical properties, manual dexterity, pressure pain thresholds, active range of motion, and maximal isometric strength of the hand and forearm from the dominant and non-dominant limb. However, when evaluating asymmetry values across limbs, the reliability ranged from ‘moderate’ to ‘good’. These findings suggest that monitoring changes in asymmetries could offer a more conservative approach to detecting clinically substantial changes in individuals with hand or forearm injuries. Furthermore, certain variables showed consistent correlations within the same test, indicating potential interrelationships among them but not between different tests. These findings suggest that a multimodal sensorimotor assessment might be sufficiently comprehensive and efficient by considering only one test for each dimension ( i.e ., muscle mechanical properties, manual dexterity, pressure pain thresholds, active range of motion, and maximal isometric strength of the upper limbs). Furthermore, to implement a biopsychosocial approach, it is recommended to combine the investigated tests with the monitoring of other variables such as the subject’s subjective perception of recovery, the assessment of disability levels and psychological factors, or even the use of specific orthopedic examinations or imaging tests.
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N=30. Values are represented as Pearsons’s ρ (level of significance). aRoM: active range of motion; ECRB: extensor carpi radialis brevis; PPT: Pressure Pain Threshold. Values in bold represent a significant correlation after correction for multiple comparisons (P<0.006).
Figure 1: Picture of (A) Testing Position 1 and (B) Testing Position 2.

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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17403/fig-1
Sociodemographic data, anthropometric characteristics, and physical activity levels of participants.
Clinical characteristics of participants in the different test for the wrist extensor muscles.
Reliability indicators of myotonometry, manual dexterity, pressure pain thresholds, active range of motion, and maximal isometric strength for the wrist extensor muscles.