Effect of Palmaris Longus on Handwriting Skills
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: Thre...
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| author | Mohammed Emad Ghanem Shukri Ahmed Fakhir Hameed Ahmed Abed Marzook Yasser A. Alsharqi |
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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.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ffb17f49d4f44d429a220a13dbc0618f2024-01-03T09:07:32ZengUniversity of Baghdad/ Al-Kindy College of Medicineمجله كليه طب الكندي1810-95432521-43652023-12-0119310.47723/kcmj.v19i3.12611187Effect of Palmaris Longus on Handwriting SkillsMohammed Emad Ghanem Shukri0Ahmed Fakhir Hameed1Ahmed Abed Marzook2Yasser A. Alsharqi3Al-Kindy College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IraqCollege of Medicine, Al Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, IraqDentistry Department, Dijlah University College, Baghdad, IraqMain Line Health: Radnor, Pennsylvania, US 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. https://jkmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/MEDICAL/article/view/1261Palmaris Longus musclehandwriting skillPalmaris Longus laterality |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed Emad Ghanem Shukri Ahmed Fakhir Hameed Ahmed Abed Marzook Yasser A. Alsharqi Effect of Palmaris Longus on Handwriting Skills مجله كليه طب الكندي Palmaris Longus muscle handwriting skill Palmaris Longus laterality |
| title | Effect of Palmaris Longus on Handwriting Skills |
| title_full | Effect of Palmaris Longus on Handwriting Skills |
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| title_short | Effect of Palmaris Longus on Handwriting Skills |
| title_sort | effect of palmaris longus on handwriting skills |
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