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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Biomechanics
    • Rehabilitation Science

    Background:

    • Stroke survivors often exhibit altered upper limb muscle patterns, impacting daily activities.
    • The Box and Block test (BBT) assesses manual dexterity but offers limited insight into underlying movement mechanisms.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore muscle synergies during the BBT in healthy participants.
    • To characterize neuromuscular demands during unilateral manual dexterity tasks.

    Main Methods:

    • Muscle synergies analysis was performed on 12 healthy participants.
    • Data was collected for both dominant and non-dominant upper limbs during BBT execution.

    Main Results:

    • The BBT can be characterized by 1 or 2 muscle synergies.
    • The number of synergies did not differ between dominant and non-dominant sides.
    • Synergy patterns varied across task phases, with the transfer phase requiring more synergies.

    Conclusions:

    • Muscle synergy analysis provides a deeper understanding of BBT performance.
    • This characterization can help establish normative neuromuscular patterns.
    • Findings support future evaluations of motor deficits in stroke patients.