TY - JOUR
T1 - Grip and pinch strength
T2 - norms for 6- to 19-year-olds.
AU - Mathiowetz, V.
AU - Wiemer, D. M.
AU - Federman, S. M.
PY - 1986/10
Y1 - 1986/10
N2 - The purpose of this study was to establish normative data for 6- to 19-year-olds on four tests of hand strength. The Jamar dynamometer was used to measure grip strength and a pinch gauge was used to measure tip, key, and palmar pinch. A sample of 231 males and 240 females from the seven-county Milwaukee area was tested, using standardized positioning and instructions. Results of this study indicate that increases in grip and pinch strength coincide with increases in chronological age, that males are stronger than females in all age groups, and that hand dominance does not significantly affect hand strength scores. Normative data collected in this study were slightly higher than norms from previous American and Australian studies.
AB - The purpose of this study was to establish normative data for 6- to 19-year-olds on four tests of hand strength. The Jamar dynamometer was used to measure grip strength and a pinch gauge was used to measure tip, key, and palmar pinch. A sample of 231 males and 240 females from the seven-county Milwaukee area was tested, using standardized positioning and instructions. Results of this study indicate that increases in grip and pinch strength coincide with increases in chronological age, that males are stronger than females in all age groups, and that hand dominance does not significantly affect hand strength scores. Normative data collected in this study were slightly higher than norms from previous American and Australian studies.
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.40.10.705
DO - 10.5014/ajot.40.10.705
M3 - Article
C2 - 3777107
AN - SCOPUS:0022796352
SN - 0272-9490
VL - 40
SP - 705
EP - 711
JO - The American journal of occupational therapy. : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
JF - The American journal of occupational therapy. : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
IS - 10
ER -