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Online X-RTS Hand Strength
Assessment
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Contact us
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If
you are a registered user and
wish to go to the Login Page to conduct a test, click on this sentence.
If you wish to go to the Registration Page,
click on this sentence. If you register on this page, you will
need to present a valid Test Authorization Number for each test you
conduct.
Contact
X-RTS
by email or call (309) 449-5483
for pricing information.
To set
up a corporate account
contact X-RTS at (309) 449-5483 or go to the
Contact Us Page to send an email.
Corporate account users do not require Test Authorization Numbers.
Billing is on a periodic basis.
If
you wish to
download a
copy of our FAQ Manual
for
our Online Test, click on this sentence.
The X-RTS Hand Strength Assessment
must be conducted in "real time." We have discontinued the use of
the static list of trials. This application will operate with a satellite
connection. However, a cable connection is recommended because it
will provide you with a more reliable connection.
The X-RTS Hand Strength Assessment has been shown
to be 99.5% accurate in classifying validity of effort.
Click on this text to
read
the abstract from our study,
published in the Journal of Hand Therapy, and to
see quotes from other sources
regarding standard hand strength assessments.
Click
on this text to see a list of the published
studies
and reviews which indicate the
most commonly-accepted methods are not accurate. The methods
of the past have failed to classify effort accurately because they
failed to take into account the biofeedback loop in the hands that
facilitates "successful" feigning of weakness. Simply put, the
hands feel and perform precisely.
Our method involves the use of statistically-based
criteria. Individually, none of these criteria are highly
sensitive to feigned weakness. Collectively, though, they are
highly sensitive to poor effort---without misclassifying
cooperative patients. This approach provides a definitive
assessment of effort that allows the test administrator to make
legally-defensible conclusions with regard to effort.
Basic Test Processes and Information
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Uses Jamar Dynamometer (or comparable
instrument) and Baseline or B&L Pinch Gauge (the Jamar Pinch Gauge
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Validation of registration required for
commercial accounts and open access to the test. Allow up to
24 hours. Contact us by phone to expedite validation. |
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Test Authorization Numbers required
unless user has established a commercial account. Numbers
issued upon request and are immediately usable. Payment is by
company check, due within 10 days of issuance of Test Authorization
Numbers. No credit card purchases. |
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Report emailed to user immediately after
test in a format that is compatible with MS Word. |
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Some spam filters will send notification
of approval to conduct a test, as well as the reports, to a Bulk
Mail Folder. Check your Bulk Mail Folder for notice of
authorization. |
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X-RTS Hand Strength User's Manual is
available to registered users who have either purchased Test
Authorization Numbers or who have established a commercial account
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Contact us
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X-RTS Software
Products and Testing Devices
James D. St. James, Ph.D. and Darrell Schapmire, M.S.
P.O. Box 171, 128 Madison Street
Hopedale, IL 61747
Phone: (309) 449-5483 Fax: (309) 449-6218
ds@xrts.com
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The X-RTS Hand Strength Assessment software and database
are protected by US Copyright. The X-RTS devices are
protected by registered patents. X-RTS ® is a
registered trademark.
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challenge infringement of the trademark, copyrights, patents and all
written and digital information associated with this site.
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