Modified Ashworth Scale
CHAPTER 79: MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE Description The modified Ashworth Scale is designed to measure an individual’s muscle tone, which is generally defined as the resistance of muscle as it is…
Motor Activity Log (MAL)
CHAPTER 76: MOTOR ACTIVITY LOG (MAL) Description The Motor Activity Log (MAL) is a standardized assessment designed to assess the use of a person’s affected arm and hand during activities…
Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ)
CHAPTER 75: MICHIGAN HAND OUTCOMES QUESTIONNAIRE (MHQ) Description The Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ) is a self-report questionnaire designed to assess a person’s general hand function as well as change…
Arm Motor Ability Test (AMAT-9)
CHAPTER 73: ARM MOTOR ABILITY TEST (AMAT-9) Description The Arm Motor Ability Test (AMAT), developed by McCulloch, Cook, Fleming, Novack, and Taub (1988), is a standardized assessment of select activities…
Action Research Arm Test (ARAT)
CHAPTER 72: ACTION RESEARCH ARM TEST (ARAT) Description The Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) is an observational activity-based measure used to determine the quality of upper limb function that was…
Timed Up and Go Test (TUG)
CHAPTER 20: TIMED UP AND GO TEST (TUG) Description The Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) is a relatively quick outcome measure developed to test a person’s balance and fall…
Motor Assessment Scale (MAS)
CHAPTER 71: MOTOR ASSESSMENT SCALE (MAS) Description The Motor Assessment Scale (MAS) is a standardized criterion-based measure that assesses functional motor activity from basic gross motor upper and lower extremity…
Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment (FMA)
CHAPTER 70: FUGL-MEYER MOTOR ASSESSMENT (FMA) Description The Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment (FMA), originally described by Fugl-Meyer, Jaasko, Leyman, Olson, and Steglind (1975) as a system for the evaluation of motor…
Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment (CMSA)
CHAPTER 69: CHEDOKE-MCMASTER STROKE ASSESSMENT (CMSA) Description The Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment (CMSA) is a comprehensive standardized assessment of global motor function that was developed by Gowland et al. (1993) in…
Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS)
CHAPTER 68: ASSESSMENT OF MOTOR AND PROCESS SKILLS (AMPS) Description The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) developed by Fisher (1999), is an outcome measure used to evaluate the…
