Background: Handgrip muscle strength test describes the of hand muscles used to grasp or grip. Currently, grip evaluation is often in clinical practice, as a marker function and disability. In fact, it has already been applied an outcome measure arthritis rheumatoid trials, demonstrate benefits several treatments [1]. However, disability should also be considered all other rheumatological disea...

BACKGROUND Several problems are associated with manual muscle testing and dynamometry in the hands of patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of the Rotterdam Intrinsic Hand Myometer (RIHM) to directly measure intrinsic hand muscle strength in CMT disease. METHODS We measured hand muscle strength and hand function in 41 patients with CMT disease. ...

The intra- and inter-tester reliability for measurement of handgrip strength and indexgrip strength using the Jamar dynamometer was investigated in 32 healthy volunteers, and the intra-tester reliability in 13 patients with cervical radiculopathy. The results from the reliability studies showed that handgrip and indexgrip strength measured with the Jamar dynamometer is a reliable method (ICC va...

OBJECTIVES 1. To determine if scores on pain questionnaires and overt behaviors during a functional capacity evaluation (FCE) were related to variability between repeated measures during a hand strength assessment. 2. To determine if failure of statistically-based validity criteria, as proposed by Schapmire, St. James and Townsend et al. [26] is likely to be due to pain. PARTICIPANTS 200 cons...

This paper represents the results of an anthropometric measurement of the isometric muscle strength of Chinese young males in Taiwan aged from 16 to 20 years. The study uses a sample of 120 male students and measures four types of muscle strength: (1) right arm strength in exerting pull, push, adduction, abduction, lift, and press directions with five elbow angles (60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 degr...

Hand exercise is recommended for hand osteoarthritis (OA) management, but few efficacy studies have been published. The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of two years of whole body strength training and gripper exercise on hand strength, pain, and function in adults with radiographic evidence of hand OA. Older adults (N=55; 71.5+/-6.5 years; 80% female) participated in a two-yea...

Differences in hand size and strength, vestibular function, visuomotor integration, and praxis in preschool children as a function of socioeconomic status were investigated. Twenty-two children of lower socioeconomic status, aged 3 to 5 years, were each matched with a child of higher socioeconomic status on the basis of race, sex, hand dominance, age, height, and weight. Measures used were the ...

Purpose Muscle strength is often higher when measured on the dominant hand than non-dominant hand, and there are reports of differences in mortality rates between left-handed right-handed people Korean population. Therefore, it necessary to longitudinally investigate effect grip rates. Methods Data from Longitudinal Study Aging (KLoSA) 2006 2016 were assessed 9,196 research subjects included. T...

We implemented a tridirectional survey to begin the standardization process for grasp and pinch terminology and protocols for testing and to improve the communication between rehabilitation professionals who assess hand strength. We surveyed the literature, occupational therapy clinics across the country, and occupational therapy educational programs. Our results reveal the current use, teachin...