The Purdue Pegboard can be used for many testing applications, such as Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy,
Vocational Evaluation, and Pre-employment Screening. Other applications for the test can be found by doing a
bibliography search.
Physical and Occupational therapists use the Purdue Pegboard for injury rehabilitation. They use the test as a tool to
obtain baseline data on a patient. They also use it to document patient progress and/or degree of disability.