Effects of Different Testing Postures on Hand Grip Strength among Healthy Individuals

Grip strength play an important part in measuring of upper limb. Certain factors influence the hand grip like body stance members during test, position and different parts elbow, lower arm, shoulder wrist, age gender, nutritional status, outline appendage length. Objectives: Determine effects testing postures (standing, sitting, supine, side lying prone) on strength. Methods: A Cross-Sectional study was carried out at Shalamar School Allied Health Sciences Lahore. This recruited 45 participants both between 18 to 24 years. Hand dominant is measured by using held dynamometer. Correlation all variables calculated through SPSS. Result:This showed that higher standing (36.60±10.79) prone (27.52±8.01).Hand sitting supine males females significant difference with non while standing, position. Conclusion: concludes respectively