Understanding the Sollerman Hand Function Test Assessment
A battery of tests used to measure **functional performance** of the hand and wrist, especially after nerve or tendon injuries.
Watch How It's Done
How do I start?
Patient is seated at a table.
What happens?
The patient performs **20 standard tasks** that simulate activities of daily living (ADLs), such as buttoning a shirt, picking up coins, turning a key, and tying a knot. Each task is scored based on time and quality.
In Plain English
What Does a Positive Result Mean?
N/A (This is a graded measure, not a positive/negative test). The final score reflects the patient's level of impairment or functional capacity, with scores ranging from 0 (worst) to 80 (best).
Helpful Tip:
It is an outcome measure used to track recovery and compare functional deficits.
Safety First
This guide is to help you understand what happens in a clinic. Do not try to diagnose yourself. If you have severe pain, swelling, or cannot put weight on your leg, please visit an urgent care center or your doctor immediately.
Other Wrist/Hand Tests
Beighton Score
To quantify **generalized joint hypermobility** (laxity) across the body. The wrist/hand components assess passive joint laxity.
Bunnell-Littler Test (or Finochietto-Bunnell Test)
To differentiate between **Intrinsic Muscle tightness** (interossei and lumbricals) and **Capsular restriction** at the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint.
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
This is the **condition name** (inflammation of the APL and EPB tendons), not a specific test. The Finkelstein Test is the primary diagnostic test.
Elson Test
To assess the integrity of the **Central Slip** of the Extensor Digitorum Communis (EDC) tendon, rupture of which leads to a Boutonniere deformity.