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Effect of Palmaris Longus on Handwriting Skills

Authors :
Mohammed Emad Ghanem Shukri
Ahmed Fakhir Hameed
Ahmed Abed Marzook
Yasser A. Alsharqi
Source :
مجله كليه طب الكندي, Vol 19, Iss 3 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
University of Baghdad/ Al-Kindy College of Medicine, 2023.

Abstract

Background: Kinesiologists, Physical Anthropologists, and Anatomists have all long been captivated by the structure and development of the superficial forearm flexor, the Palmaris longus. Objective: To study the effect of Palmaris Longus on certain handwriting skills. Subjects and Methods: Three Palmaris Longus occurrence tests were conducted on 200 students (100 males and 100 females) affiliated to Colleges of Medicine of Baghdad University then the participants were tested for certain handwriting skills to correlate the presence of Palmaris Longus in the dominant side with handwriting. Results: 89% of all subjects (178 subjects) and 91% of males were right-handed. Dominant Palmaris Longus among males (61%) was significantly higher than that of females (30%). Regarding the Motor assessment scale; female participants achieved good and it was significantly higher than that of males (23%). There was a significant association between left Palmaris Longus only and acceptable horizontal line assessment. Good sentence composition was noticed significantly in dominant Palmaris Longus. Conclusions: Variation of presence of Palmaris Longus in both sexes in the studied group meets with normal recorded variation. Presence of Palmaris Longus in the dominant forearm has correlation with good certain skills of handwriting skills.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18109543 and 25214365
Volume :
19
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
مجله كليه طب الكندي
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.ffb17f49d4f44d429a220a13dbc0618f
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.47723/kcmj.v19i3.1261