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The Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) quantifies upper extremity (UE) motor ability through timed and functional tasks (Wolf et al., 1995). When administering the WMFT, the examiner should test the less-affected UE followed by the most affected side. Items should be performed as quickly as possible; a maximum of 120 s per task is allowed (Wolf et al., 2005). The first 6 items involve timed functional tasks, items 7–14 are measures of strength, and the remaining 9 items consist of analyzing movement quality when completing various tasks (Wolf et al., 1995; Whitall, Savin, Harris-Love, & Waller, 2006).
Examples of WMFT items include:
Placing forearm to table and on a box by abduction at the shoulder
Extending the elbow by reaching across the table and with and without a 1 lb weight
Putting the involved hand on a table and a box
Lifting a weight into a box and pulling a weight across a table using elbow flexion
Lift and bring can/cylinder close to lips, and lift a...
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Sisto, S.A. (2011). Wolf Motor Function Test. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_1971
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