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Evaluation of the Hand Grip and Sheet Rope Pulling Strength in Laser Sailing Athletes by Using Hiking Bench

Research in Sports Science
This study aimed to investigate hand grip and rope-pulling strength and endurance in laser-class sailors. Seventeen laser class sailors, 15 males and two females participated in this study voluntarily.
Sevgi Tuncel, İrfan Gülmez, Muhammed Yusuf Kahraman, Fatih Sani, Nusret Ramazanoğlu   +4 more
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DETERMINING THE STRENGTH OF HAND GRIP FOR HEALTHY ADULTS IN RELATION WITH HAND LENGTH, FOREARM CIRCUMFERENCE, BMI AND HAND DOMINANCE

International Journal of Physiotherapy, 2016
Background: Hand-grip strength studies with healthy adults have shown correlation between anthropometric variables and hand grip strength. There is dearth in literature in population of Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Khalid A Alahmar, Dr. S. Paul Silvian, Dr. Ravi Shankar Reddy, Venkata Nagaraj Kakaraparthi, Dr. Irshad Ahmad, Dr. Mohammad Mahtab Alam   +5 more
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The relationship between smartphone usage duration (using smartphone’s ability to monitor screen time) with hand-grip and pinch-grip strength among young people: an observational study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background The use of smartphones has become widely popular, especially among young people, for multiple purposes other than communication, including gaming and internet browsing.
Ahmad Osailan
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Effect of Smartphone Addiction Level on Manual and Finger Dexterity, Hand Grip Strength, Pinch Grip Strength, and Thumb Pressure Pain Threshold in University Students

, 2023
This study examined smartphone addiction's effect on manual and finger dexterity, hand and pinch grip strength, and thumb pressure pain threshold in university students. The study included 127 university students aged 19-25 years.
Kecelioglu, Sule, Sule Kecelioglu, Akcay, BURÇİN, YÜCE, HAMİYET, Gulhan Yilmaz Gokmen, Gokmen, Gulhan Yilmaz, Ozen, Melike Sumeyye, Hamiyet Yuce, Burcin Akcay, Melike Sumeyye Ozen, Gülhan Yılmaz Gökmen   +10 more
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Large-scale GWAS identifies multiple loci for hand grip strength providing biological insights into muscular fitness [PDF]

, 2017
Hand grip strength is a widely used proxy of muscular fitness, a marker of frailty, and predictor of a range of morbidities and all-cause mortality. To investigate the genetic determinants of variation in grip strength, we perform a large-scale genetic ...
Matteini, Amy M, Grarup, Niels, Morris, John A, Thalamuthu, Anbupalam, Wright, Daniel J, Demirkan, Ayse, Derave, Wim, Garton, Fleur C, Oskolkov, Nikolay, Day, Felix R, Trajanoska, Katerina, Joshi, Peter K, Liu, Jun, et al., Willems, Sara M, Mangino, Massimo   +15 more
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Anthropometry based prediction of dominant hand grip strength in Indian office going females

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
Background: Physical strength can be measured by means of hand grip strength. It is of great use as a functional index of nutritional status. Aims and Objectives: Physical strength can be measured by means of hand grip strength.
S Rawat
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Causal associations of hand grip strength with bone mineral density and fracture risk: A mendelian randomization study

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
BackgroundMuscle strength has been shown to exert positive effects on bone health. The causal relationship between hand grip strength and osteoporosis is an important public health issue but is not fully revealed.
Jidong Song, Tun Liu, Jiaxin Zhao, Siyuan Wang, Xiaoqian Dang, Wei Wang   +5 more
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The effect of prefabricated wrist-hand orthoses on grip strength [PDF]

, 2013
Prefabricated wrist-hand orthoses (WHOs) are commonly prescribed to manage the functional deficit and compromised grip strength as a result of rheumatoid changes.
O'Hare, Mark, Ross, Karyn
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Bilateral Deficits during Maximal Grip Force Production in Late Postmenopausal Women

Applied Sciences, 2021
The purpose of this study was to investigate bilateral deficit patterns during maximal hand-grip force production in late postmenopausal women. Twenty late postmenopausal and 20 young premenopausal women performed maximal isometric grip force production ...
Jin-Su Kim, Moon-Hyon Hwang, Nyeonju Kang   +2 more
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Preterm-Born Young Women Have Weaker Hand Grip Strength Compared to Their Full-Term-Born Peers

Children, 2023
Prematurity has been linked to lower muscular fitness and increased morbidity across the human lifespan. Hand grip strength is widely used as a measure of muscle strength.
Ella Bruun, Pauli Pätsi, Markku Leskinen, Krista Björkman, Petri Kulmala, Mikko P. Tulppo, Marita Valkama, Marja Ojaniemi   +7 more
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