The short-term reliability of grip strength measurement and the effects of posture and grip span

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 603-609

  Watanabe, Tadayoshi ^a   Owashi, Kazuya ^b   Kanauchi, Yumiko ^c   Mura, Nariyuki ^c   Takahara, Masatoshi ^c   Ogino, Toshihiko ^c  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (Japan)

^b Sakata Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body position; Fatigue; Grip span; Grip strength; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SITTING; STANDARD; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 19944381192     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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