**3. Manual function assessment**

The functional assessment of the hands is part of the therapeutic routine of several professionals who work with strategies for functional recovery of the upper limbs. For

this, several tests evaluate the precision and speed of movements, proposing different tasks in standardized tests and validated in other countries. Reference [22] analyzes, through a critical review, several tools for assessing manual dexterity, referring to their psychometric properties. Among the tools reviewed are tests commonly used for upper limb assessment, such as the Minnesota Dexterity Test, the Nine Hole Peg Test (9HPT), the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT), and the Box and Blocks Test (BBT).

These conventional tests for assessing manual function have several limitations, such as the long time to be done, the need for a highly trained professional to determine the patient's outcome, the patient's displacement, and the reliability of the performance evaluation, which is low [23]. The use of technology associated with these tests is a way of fulfilling these principles since it can provide exercises in a controlled, repetitive, intensive, interactive, and motivating way [22].
