Did your elementary school education include penmanship? |
333 total votes |
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| 94% |
| a. Yes |
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| 6% |
| b. No |
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With which hand do you write? |
314 total votes |
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| 86% |
| a. Right |
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| 13% |
| b. Left |
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| 1% |
| c. Ambidextrous |
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Which hand do you use for instrumentation? |
313 total votes |
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| 88% |
| a. Right |
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| 7% |
| b. Left |
|
| 4% |
| c. Ambidextrous |
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What kind of pen do you prefer? |
314 total votes |
|
| 24% |
| a. Thin, round |
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| 36% |
| b. Thick, round |
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| 2% |
| c. Thick, triangular |
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| 39% |
| d. Thick with silicone padding |
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How would you describe your usual pen grasp? |
312 total votes |
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| 67% |
| a. Thumb and index fingers on opposite sides of the pen, pen resting on the pad of the middle finger and extending up between the first two knuckles of the index finger, and fingers stacked together. |
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| 16% |
| b. Index finger on top of thumb, pen extending into the crook between thumb and index finger. |
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| 7% |
| c. Index and middle finger over the thumb, pen extending into the crook between thumb and index finger. |
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| 10% |
| d. I have my own unique pen grasp. |
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Do you experience hand or finger pain? |
312 total votes |
|
| 29% |
| a. Yes |
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| 71% |
| b. No |
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Do you keep your fingers together while instrumenting? |
313 total votes |
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| 43% |
| a. Yes, all my fingers are stacked together on my fulcrum finger. |
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| 35% |
| b. No, I separate my first three fingers from my fulcrum finger. |
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| 22% |
| c. Not sure, I'll look next time I'm working. |
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