Activity Analysis

(Also fill out Appendix A Thoroughly)

Part 1

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Part 3 – Add or subtract tasks as necessary
Your Name: Samantha Your Group: High Toss
Task: In-Place High Toss Area of Occupation: Leisure Participation
Objects used: weighted baton
Space demands: well-lit open area with high ceilings/outside
Social demands: none
Sequence and timing: see below
Required Actions (list muscle groups and body functions involved):
1. Obtain baton from storage area
[Body Functions]
Memory and consciousness will help individual remember where baton was stored. Perception, joint
mobility, visual sensation, and fine motor control will allow individual to find baton in storage area and
pick up. Motivation is required to want to get baton out to practice.

[Muscle Groups]
In order to obtain baton, you must reach out by utilizing finger extension, wrist pronation, elbow extension
and shoulder flexion. To pick up baton, you must flex fingers around baton.
2. Take baton to open area
[Body Functions]
Praxis and orientation of space will help determine route to get to open area. Nail functions, muscle
endurance divided attention will allow individual to continue grasping baton. Long term memory will allow
individual to locate site and cognitive flexibility is necessary if site is already taken. Proprioception, gate
pattern, muscle power, tone, endurance, joint mobility, joint stability, increased heart rate, respiratory rate
and depth, and physical endurance will allow individual to physically walk to site.

[Muscle Groups]
To walk, you must flex hip and knee to bend leg and dorsiflex/plantarflex ankle to pick foot up off ground
and walk heel to toe. Intrinsic foot muscles and dynamic arch support also necessary for proper walking.
This all requires trunk and lower extremity stability (from abdominals/back/glutes/hamstrings/quadriceps)
to keep from falling down.
3. Grasp baton in dominant hand with digits 2-5 flexed over baton while thumb is extended under
baton.
[Body Functions]
Sense of force applied to the skin allows individual to determine how hard to grasp baton. Joint mobility
and stability allow individual to flex fingers and maintain flexion. Nails and fine motor control assists
individual in grasping.

[Muscle Groups]
Since baton is already in hand, one must adjust grasp to ensure it is correct prior to starting routine. This is
achieved by flexing fingers at MCP and IP joints to maintain grasp and adducting thumb to keep baton
steady. This step is done standing up so this also requires lower extremity, trunk, head and neck stability.
4. Flex shoulder 90 degrees in front of body with elbow fully extended
[Body Functions]
Working memory to process step. Balance to stand up and remain standing. Joint mobility and stability to
extend shoulder and hold outstretched. Muscle tone and motor reflexes to maintain normal tone and
contraction in triceps as biceps contracts to raise arm against gravity. Increased heart rate, blood pressure,
hematological system function, and stamina to get oxygen to arm to initiate and maintain position.

[Muscle Groups]
As arm is raised, shoulder is flexed while elbow remains extended. It’s necessary to maintain head, neck,
trunk, and lower extremity stability during this time to remain upright.
5. Rotate baton around wrist by abducting thumb while extending fingers to release grasp
[Body Functions]
Physically sequence complex movement of hand and arm via regulation of speed, quality and time of motor
production and utilize praxis to mentally sequence steps. Maintain selective attention, alertness, and fine
motor control to ensure baton is not dropped.

[Muscle Groups]
To rotate baton, the thumb is abducted under baton and the fingers are extended. Head/neck/trunk/lower
extremity maintain stability.
6. Continue rotation around wrist by slightly supinating wrist
[Body Functions]
Working memory to process next step, joint mobility to allow wrist movement, fine motor control to hold
hand steady while balancing baton, selective attention to ensure baton is not dropped.

[Muscle Groups]
Wrist supination, shoulder flexion and elbow extension are utilized to keep baton on top of wrist and
moving. Trunk/lower extremity stability maintained.
7. Complete rotation around wrist by internally rotating shoulder while producing ulnar deviation of
wrist
[Body Functions]
Working memory needed to process next step. Involuntary contraction of muscles in wrist and shoulder
also occur to prevent overstretching.

[Muscle Groups]
Forearm muscles utilized to create ulnar deviation and shoulder internal rotation occurs to allow palm to
face outwards. Trunk/lower extremity stability maintained.
8. Grasp baton by flexing digits 2-5
[Body Functions]
Working memory needed to process next step, fine motor control to maintain grasp on baton. It also
requires muscle endurance to maintain outstretched arm.

[Muscle Groups]
Flexion of MCP and IP joints of digits 2-5 to ensure grasp while shoulder remains flexed and elbow
extended. Trunk/lower extremity stability maintained.
9. Supinate wrist while extending digits 2-5
[Body Functions]
Working memory required to process next step. Fine motor control and divided attention required to
maintain baton in hand while moving fingers. It also requires muscle endurance to maintain outstretched
arm.

[Muscle Groups]
Supination of wrist occurs while shoulder remains flexed and elbow extended to keep arm out in front of
body. Simultaneously, the MCP and IP joints of digits 2-5 are extended to release grip on baton.
Trunk/lower extremity stability maintained.
10. Pinch baton between proximal phalanx of 1st digit and carpal of 2nd digit
[Body Functions]
This step requires your working memory to process the next step as well as fine motor control to allow
pinch grasp and keep baton from dropping. It also requires muscle endurance to maintain outstretched arm.

[Muscle Groups]
Intrinsic hand muscles utilized to pinch baton between digits 1 and 2. Shoulder maintains flexion and elbow
maintains extension. Trunk/lower extremity stability maintained.
11. Extend shoulder while abducting shoulder
[Body Functions]
Working memory required to process next step. Heart rate increases to keep blood flowing to extremity
above heart level.

[Muscle Groups]
Shoulder extension and abduction are used to bring arm back behind body. Trunk/lower extremity stability
maintained as are intrinsic hand muscle usage to maintain pinch grasp. Trunk/lower extremity stability
maintained.
12. Pronate wrist while continuing to hold baton
 [Body Functions]
Working memory required to process next step. Divided attention needed to produce the movement of wrist
while maintaining stabilization of baton.

[Muscle Groups]
Intrinsic hand muscles continue to work while wrist is pronated to achieve correct angle for next step.
Trunk/lower extremity stability maintained.
13. Grasp baton with digits 1-5 while internally rotating shoulder
[Body Functions]
Working memory required to process next step. Fine motor control required to grasp baton. Divided
attention necessary to produce simultaneous actions.

[Muscle Groups]
Flexion of MCP and IP joints of digits 1-5 to grasp baton. Elbow remains extended while shoulder is flexed
and rotated internally to produce correct positioning of baton in hand for toss. Trunk/lower extremity
stability maintained.

14. Flex knees while quickly flexing shoulder

[Body Functions]
Working memory necessary to process step. Gross motor control needed to maintain stability while
moving. Divided attention to move two different body parts simultaneously. Muscle strength and joint
mobility required to ensure proper joint movement during quick action.

[Muscle Groups]
Flexion of hips and knees to produce momentum to initiate jump. Trunk (abdominal/back muscles), head,
neck, and lower extremities must work to obtain stability.
15. Extend knees while jumping upward on balls of feet
[Body Functions]
Working memory required to process step. Necessary to regulate time of motor production and gross motor
control to produce proper movement. Heart rate and respiratory rate and depth must increase to keep
oxygen flowing to muscles as they’re used and changing positions.

[Muscle Groups]
Hip and knee extension, ankle plantarflexion, dynamic arch support, and intrinsic foot muscles used in
jump. Trunk (abdominal/back muscles), head, neck, and lower extremities must work to obtain stability.

16. Release baton into air when shoulder is flexed at 10 o’clock

[Body Functions]
Must utilize judgement of the proper time to release the baton, praxis to sequence the movements involved
in the throw, regulation of the time and speed of release to gain proper height and direction of baton in the
air, muscle power (isotonic contraction) and muscle tone utilized to raise arm against gravity and create the
necessary speed to release baton into air and fine and gross motor control are used for large muscle
coordination of arm and small muscle coordination of fingers releasing baton at the correct time.

[Muscle Groups]
Shoulder flexion while elbow remains relatively extended to get maximum height and proper direction of
baton. MCP and IP joints of digits 2-5 extend to allow baton to be released into air. Wrist remains neutral
in release (flexors/extensors working to stabilize). Trunk (abdominal/back muscles), head, neck, and lower
extremities must work to obtain stability in light of quick movement.
17. Land flat on feet with arm maximally flexed while neck extended for eyes to remain on baton
[Body Functions]
Involuntary contraction of triceps occurs to prevent hyperflexion, involuntary postural reaction to prevent
being thrown off balance as landing, and gross motor control required to land squarely and prevent injury.

[Muscle Groups]
Dynamic arch support and slight ankle dorsiflexion to prevent injury in contact with ground, arm
maximally flexed while triceps work to contract to prevent hyperflexion. Trunk (abdominal/back muscles),
head, neck, and lower extremities must work to obtain stability. Neck extends and eye muscles work to
track baton in air.
 18. Extend arm to 90 degrees flexion while holding hand outstretched with digits extended
[Body Functions]
Working memory needed to process step. Proprioceptive and visual perception used to determine how far
to lower arm. Joint mobility necessary to produce extension of arm.

[Muscle Groups]
While gravity is main factor here, the shoulder is extended to an outstretched flexion to allow for the
catching of the baton. MCP & IP joints are extended to allow for largest surface area to catch baton. Wrist
maintains stabilization. Trunk (abdominal/back muscles), head, neck, and lower extremities also work to
maintain stabilization.
19. Follow baton down with eyes while aligning hand under baton
[Body Functions]
Utilize judgement of where to place hand as well as praxis to sequence your movements to catch baton.
Since head is still extended and eyes are focused on baton, you rely on proprioception to properly align
hand under where the baton will fall. You utilize visual perception and eye-hand coordination to accurately
catch as well as visual acuity to distinguish baton among other items in surroundings and oculomotor
control to keep eyes on baton.

[Muscle Groups]
Ocular and intrinsic eye muscles to maintain acuity and tracking of baton in presence of sunlight. Neck
maintains extension but will slowly flex back to neutral to keep eyes on object. Shoulder remains flexed,
elbow extended, wrist stabilized, and digits extended to ensure best ability to catch baton. Trunk
(abdominal/back muscles), head, neck, and lower extremities must work to obtain stability.
20. Grasp baton by flexing digits 2-5 once it falls into hand
[Body Functions]
Judgement of when to grasp baton utilized. High level of awareness and sense of force applied to skin
necessary to respond quickly as baton makes contact with hand. Joint mobility needed to flex fingers, fine
motor control and nails to grasp, and skin protection from force of baton as it makes contact.

[Muscle Groups]
Flexion of MCP & IP joints as baton falls into hand to ensure catch and head and neck return to neutral and
trunk/lower extremity work to maintain stability. Shoulder remains flexed but elbow can slightly flex as
well to absorb force (although full extension is fine as well).

Site-specific potential Modifications for the following patients:

Low vision: add lights or sound to baton to locate where it is in air more easily

Intellectual Impairment: remove steps 1-8 to make less complicated or teach through forward chaining (few steps
at a time and allow to build), provide verbal and visual directions

Upper Extremity Physical Impairment: sling shot on foot to launch baton, net to catch baton

Wheelchair User: same steps minus jump which only adds power to toss

How would you grade this to make it easier to accomplish? Take out steps 1-8 at beginning, provide wider baton

How would you grade it to make it harder to accomplish? Unweighted baton, add more steps to beginning

How could adaptive equipment be used to facilitate this? Utilize standing wheelchair to allow more shoulder
extension, provide glove to assist with grasping baton, mitt to assist with catching baton