What can handgrip strength tell the therapist about hand function?
What can handgrip strength tell the therapist about hand function?
Power handgrip strength is recorded by clinicians as a quick and viable measure of hand impairment and function that can serve as a useful evaluation of hand status and treatment process. This paper explores the procedure and reliability of measuring handgrip using different equipment. The extent of usefulness of grip strength as an indicator of structural impairment and ability measures in patient populations is questioned and the relevance of recording grip strength as part of a clinical assessment is summarised.
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Tyler, H.
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Adams, J.
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Ellis, B.
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2005
Tyler, H.
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Adams, J.
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Ellis, B.
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Tyler, H., Adams, J. and Ellis, B.
(2005)
What can handgrip strength tell the therapist about hand function?
British Journal of Hand Therapy, 10 (1), .
Abstract
Power handgrip strength is recorded by clinicians as a quick and viable measure of hand impairment and function that can serve as a useful evaluation of hand status and treatment process. This paper explores the procedure and reliability of measuring handgrip using different equipment. The extent of usefulness of grip strength as an indicator of structural impairment and ability measures in patient populations is questioned and the relevance of recording grip strength as part of a clinical assessment is summarised.
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Published date: 2005
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Local EPrints ID: 15589
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/15589
ISSN: 1369-9571
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