The association of hand grip strength with functional measures in non-ambulatory children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2019 Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a disease characterized by progressive loss of muscle fiber, gradually from proximal to distal. Although a few studies have investigated hand grip strength in non-ambulatory DMD patients, a lack of literature was ...
Numan Bulut +4 more
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The validity and inter-relationship of subjective and objective measurements of stiffness in human joints [PDF]
, 1988 Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory disease characterised by pain, stiffness, swelling and loss of function. Severity of these symptoms is extremely variable both between patients and over time in individual patients.
Rhind, Valerie M.
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Normal values for hand grip strength in healthy Nigerian adults [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Assessment of hand grip strength is used in a wide range of clinical settings particularly during management of hand injuries and diseases affecting hand function.
Ademola, SA +5 more
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Muscle activity and architecture as a predictor of hand-grip strength
Physiological Measurement, 2020 Abstract Background : Grip strength is a powerful predictor of disability as well as a good indicator of physical activity. Objectives : This study aimed to relate ultrasound (US) and electromyography (EMG) simultaneously to maximum hand-grip strength ...
Manuel Trinidad-Fernández +5 more
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Hip muscle and hand-grip strength to differentiate between older fallers and non-fallers: a cross-sectional validity study [PDF]
, 2017 Simone C Gafner,1,2 Caroline H Bastiaenen,2,3 Serge Ferrari,4 Gabriel Gold,5 Philippe Terrier,6,7 Roger Hilfiker,8 Lara Allet1,91Department of Physiotherapy, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland ...
Gafner SC +6 more
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Video game-based therapy for the non-dominant hand improves manual skills and grip strength [PDF]
, 2020 The study was designed to investigate the effect of virtual reality-supported training on manual skills and grip strength in the non-dominant hand in healthy participants. Thirty participants were randomized into two groups: ErgoActive group (n = 15) and
Emir, A. +7 more
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The development of an endoprosthesis for the metacarpophalangeal joint [PDF]
, 1997 Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful and debilitating disease which often afflicts the key joint of the hand, the metacarpophalangeal joint. In the worst cases the diseased joint has to be replaced with an artificial joint or prosthesis.
Joyce, Thomas J., Joyce, Thomas J
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Comparing the Predictive Power of Subjective and Objective Health Indicators: Changes in Hand Grip Strength and Overall Satisfaction with Life as Predictors of Mortality [PDF]
Self-reported measures of health are generally treated as weak measures of respondents' objective health status. On the other hand, most surveys use self-reported health to measure health status and to determine the effects of a range of other socio ...
Gert G. Wagner +2 more
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Stiffness in human joints [PDF]
, 1993 Articular stiffness is an important symptom in most arthritic diseases and appears to be a useful marker of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.
Helliwell, Philip Stephen
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Paddle grip : handgrip size ratio and associated factors contributing to the development of lateral elbow tendinosis and DeQuervains tenosynovitis in K1 marathon paddlers during the 2006 Berg River Canoe Marathon [PDF]
, 2009 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-105).Aim: To determine the relationship between the paddle grip: handgrip size ratio and associated factors contributing to the development of lateral elbow tendinosis and DeQuervains ...
Viviers, Wendy
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