Pinch Strengths in Healthy Iranian Children and Young Adult Population [PDF]
Health Promotion Perspectives, 2015 Background: Data on the physical strength capabilities are essential for design-ing safe and usable products and are useful in a wide range of clinical settings especially during treatment of disease affecting the function of the hand.
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Pinch Strength Measurements in Adolescents With Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. [PDF]
Int J MS Care, 2023 ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a degenerative disease with typical onset between 20 and 50 years of age. An increase in MS cases has been found in the adolescent US population. Adolescents require fine motor manipulation skills for their functional and academic performance. Deficits in
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Poster 60: Relationship Between Grip, Pinch Strength, Ball Velocity, and Elbow Varus Torque in High School Pitchers [PDF]
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports MedicineObjectives: When pitching a baseball, players must use the intrinsic muscles of the hand to effectively control and propel the ball. Grip and pinch strength are metrics that reflect the strength of these muscles and can be easily obtained both in clinic ...
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Does intensive upper limb treatment modality Hybrid Constrained Induced Movement Therapy (H-CIMT) improve grip and pinch strength or fatigability of the affected hand? [PDF]
Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2017 PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of Hybrid-Constrained Induced Movement Therapy (H-CIMT), defined as CIMT combined with Bimanual Intensive Movement Therapy (BIMT), on grip and pinch strength and fatigability we measured grip and pinch strength and ...
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Grip and pinch strengths and its association with cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundTo describe the absolute and body composition-normalized relative grip and pinch strength status in children and adolescents, to analyze the associations between strength indices and cardiometabolic risk.MethodsThe baseline survey from 2022 to ...
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Effects of weights applied to the apex of a bag-valve-mask and pinch strength on tidal volume: a prospective simulation study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsA bag-valve-mask (BVM) is a first aid tool that can easily and quickly provide positive-pressure ventilation in patients with breathing difficulties. The most important aspect of BVM bagging is how closely the mask adheres to the patient’s face when the ...
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Sustained increase of pinch strength after traction treatment for symptomatic distal interphalangeal joint osteoarthritis [PDF]
HeliyonBackground: Symptomatic distal interphalangeal joint osteoarthritis is a common joint disease that causes hand disability and reduces quality of life. There are few conservative treatment options for this condition.
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The reliability of a Biometrics device as a tool for assessing hand grip and pinch strength, in a Polish cohort-A prospective observational study. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe aim of the study was to assess the external and internal compatibility of the Biometrics E-LINK EP9 evaluation system device in the area of hand grip and pinch strength in the Polish population. The testing of hand grip and pinch strength was carried
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Evaluation of Ergonomic Risk Factors and Pinch Strength in Goldsmith Workers: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchIntroduction: Gold ornament making industries are small scale widespread industries. India is the largest exporter of gems and jewellery. Goldsmith work is highly repetitive and strenuous job which may lead to Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) among ...
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Investigating the impact of demographic factors and working with computers on the hand grip and pinch strength of office workers [PDF]
طب کار, 2023 Investigating the impact of demographic factors and working with computers on the hand grip and pinch strength of office workers Hosseini MH1[1], Sharifzadeh GH R2, Akbari A3 1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, School of Health,
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