The phrase "arm activity" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to physical exercise, rehabilitation, or any activities involving the arms.
Example: "The physical therapist monitored the patient's arm activity during the rehabilitation session to ensure proper movement."
Alternatives: "upper limb movement" or "arm exercises".
However, only a very small minority (7.2%) had a standardised measure of functional outcome recorded, such as the Arm Activity Scale (ArMA a self-report measure of active and passive functions; 5.9%) or the Leeds Adult Spasticity Impact Scale (LASIS an investigator-reported measure of passive function; 1.3%).
To inform development of a new patient reported outcome measure (PROM) of active and passive function in the hemiparetic upper limb, the Arm Activity measure, we examined functional goals for the upper limb, identified during goal setting for spasticity intervention (physical therapy and concomitant botulinum toxin A interventions).
38 Measurements of spasticity (MAS and Tardieu scale); Visual analogue and verbal rating scales for symptoms such as pain, ease of care, etc; Standardised scales for active and/or passive function (eg, the Leeds Adult Spasticity Impact Scale 11 or the Arm Activity scale 36 37); Measures of involuntary movement, for example, the Associated Reaction Rating Scale.
Assessment of arm activity using triaxial accelerometry in patients with a stroke.
EE estimation errors ranged from 14.1% – 113.7% Upper left arm (activity specific equations) r ranged from 0.63 (deskwork) to 0.91 (propulsion).
Validity of accelerometry for monitoring real-world arm activity in patients with subacute stroke: evidence from the Extremity Constraint-Induced Therapy Evaluation trial.
Females (but not males) engaging in more dynamic arm activities have less pain [ 8, 36], and given that greater amounts of dynamic arm activities may increase upper body power, this may explain the pattern in females.
For example, women who have high fear, i.e. view lymphoedema as a severe condition and who feel that they are vulnerable to lymphoedema, will be more likely to protect their arm, use their arm less and avoid strenuous arm activities.
Conversely, women who have low fear, i.e. view lymphoedema as less severe and who feel they are not vulnerable to lymphoedema, will be more likely to engage in strenuous arm activities and will be less likely to engage in protective behaviours for their arm.
Indeed, the increasing amount of energy a certain activity costs, the increasing frequency of falling (with the need for help to stand up), and the developing fear of falling further reduce leg and arm activities, resulting in disuse of the musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory systems[ 8].
Arms experts immediately began the daunting job of determining whether the material reveals any illegal arms activity.
