Location
Utah Valley University Sorensen Center
Start Date
5-9-2016 10:03 AM
End Date
5-9-2016 10:15 AM
Description
We created a Quantitative Motor Assessment (QMA) to assess neuromuscular health and to identify motor deficits that affect human performance. Using custom software and an inexpensive novel motion capture sensor, we adapted and automated traditional subjective motor assessments in an integrated system that is quick, lowcost, and highly sensitive. We administered the QMA to 104 (53 males and 51 females) healthy individuals 18-50 years old in order to establish a normative database of unimpaired motor behavior. We expect that the sensitivity, objectivity, low cost, portability, and ease of use make the QMA a beneficial and accessible tool to clinicians as well as researchers.
A Normative Database for Quantitative Motor Assessment
Utah Valley University Sorensen Center
We created a Quantitative Motor Assessment (QMA) to assess neuromuscular health and to identify motor deficits that affect human performance. Using custom software and an inexpensive novel motion capture sensor, we adapted and automated traditional subjective motor assessments in an integrated system that is quick, lowcost, and highly sensitive. We administered the QMA to 104 (53 males and 51 females) healthy individuals 18-50 years old in order to establish a normative database of unimpaired motor behavior. We expect that the sensitivity, objectivity, low cost, portability, and ease of use make the QMA a beneficial and accessible tool to clinicians as well as researchers.