Nine-Hole Peg Test
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The Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT) is used to measure finger dexterity in patients with various neurological diagnoses.
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Patients with Stroke, Brain Injury, Parkinson's Disease
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Description:
- Administered by asking the client to take the pegs from a container, one by one, and place them into the holes on the board, as quickly as possible
- Participants must then remove the pegs from the holes, one by one, and replace them back into the container
- The board should be placed at the client's midline, with the container holding the pegs oriented towards the hand being tested
- Only the hand being evaluated should perform the test
- Hand not being evaluated is permitted to hold the edge of the board in order to provide stability
- Scores are based on the time taken to complete the test activity, recorded in seconds
- Alternative scoring - the number of pegs placed in 50 or 100 seconds can be recorded. In this case, results are expressed as the number of pegs placed per second
- Stopwatch should be started from the moment the participant touches the first peg until the moment the last peg hits the container
Equipment Required:
- Board (wood or plastic): with 9 holes (10 mm diameter, 15 mm depth), placed apart by 32 mm (Mathiowetz et al, 1985[1]; Sommerfeld et al., 2004[2]) or 50 mm (Heller, Wade, Wood, Sunderland, Hewer, & Ward, 1987[3])
- A container for the pegs: square box (100 x 100 x 10 mm) apart from the board or a shallow round dish at the end of the board (Grice et al, 2003[4])
- 9 pegs (7 mm diameter, 32 mm length) (Mathiowetz et al, 1985[5])
- A stopwatch
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- ↑ Mathiowetz, V., Kashman, N., et al. "Grip and pinch strength: normative data for adults." Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1985 66(2): 69-74
- ↑ Sommerfeld, D. K., Eek, E. U., et al. "Spasticity after stroke: its occurrence and association with motor impairments and activity limitations." Stroke 2004 35(1): 134-139
- ↑ Heller, A., Wade, D. T., et al. "Arm function after stroke: measurement and recovery over the first three months." Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 1987 50(6): 714-719
- ↑ Grice, K. O., Vogel, K. A., et al. "Adult norms for a commercially available Nine Hole Peg Test for finger dexterity." The American journal of occupational therapy 2003 57(5): 570-573
- ↑ Mathiowetz, V., Kashman, N., et al. "Grip and pinch strength: normative data for adults." Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1985 66(2): 69-74