Assessment of maximal isometric hand grip strength in school-aged children

Gąsior Jakub S.; Pawłowski Mariusz; Williams Craig A.; Dąbrowski Marek J.; Rameckers Eugene A.

doi:10.1515/med-2018-0004

Open Medicine (Mar 2018)

Assessment of maximal isometric hand grip strength in school-aged children

Gąsior Jakub S.,
Pawłowski Mariusz,
Williams Craig A.,
Dąbrowski Marek J.,
Rameckers Eugene A.

Affiliations

Gąsior Jakub S.: Faculty of Health Sciences and Physical Education, Kazimierz Pulaski University of Technology and Humanities, Radom, Poland
Pawłowski Mariusz: Faculty of Health Sciences and Physical Education, Kazimierz Pulaski University of Technology and Humanities, Radom, Poland
Williams Craig A.: Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre, Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, England, United Kingdom
Dąbrowski Marek J.: Cardiology Clinic of Physiotherapy Division of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Rameckers Eugene A.: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2018-0004
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 22 – 28

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Hand grip strength (HGS) test is commonly used as an indicator of overall muscle strength in medical and sport practices. Recently, several studies have proposed that the measurement of the maximal HGS depends on dynamometer’s handle position. The aim of the present study was to identify the optimal handle position to obtain maximal HGS using the hand grip dynamometer (HGD) for school-aged children.

Published in Open Medicine

ISSN: 2391-5463 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/med/html

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