Design, Fabrication, and Administration of the Hand Active Sensation Test (HASTe)

Alexandra Borstad; Alex Altenburger; Aaron Hannigan; Joshua LaPorte; Rachael Mott; Deborah S. Nichols-Larsen

doi:10.3791/53178

Design, Fabrication, and Administration of the Hand Active Sensation Test (HASTe)

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Design, Fabrication, and Administration of the Hand Active Sensation Test (HASTe)

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September 8, 2015

DOI: 10.3791/53178-v

Alexandra Borstad¹, Alex Altenburger¹, Aaron Hannigan¹, Joshua LaPorte¹, Rachael Mott¹, Deborah S. Nichols-Larsen²

¹Division of Physical Therapy,The Ohio State University, ²School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences,The Ohio State University

The Hand Active Sensation Test (HASTe) is a valid and reliable measure of haptic performance, which has been used successfully to identify impaired haptic touch in individuals with stroke. The purpose of this paper is to describe the design, fabrication and administration of the HASTe.

The overall goal of this procedure is to demonstrate how to fabricate the hand active sensation test or haste. This is accomplished by first gathering all of the necessary materials. The second step is to construct the haste test objects.

Next, assemble a visual screen which is used during testing. The final step is learning to administer the test using the standardized procedure provided. Ultimately, using the haste enables measurement of haptic performance in individuals with and without nervous system pathology.

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