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hand grip strength

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hand grip strength
Neurology A measure of muscle strength, evaluated with a Jamar dynamometer, often ↓ in older folks


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2006 did not report separate analyses for sex- or race-based subgroup, and didn't referred referred to the hand grip strength, been shown to be a highly heritable phenotype (Reed et al.
The subject were tested for the following primary outcomes: (a) range of motion of the finger joints measured with a goniometer, (b) hand grip strength evaluated with a JAMR hydraulic hand dynamometer, (c) tenderness of the finger joints measured with a Chatillion instrument dolorimeter, (d) circumference of the finger joints recorded with a jeweler's ring sizer, (e) hand pain on a visual analog scale, and (f) hand function measured by the Stanford Hand Assessment Questionnaire.
Hand Grip Strength Hand grip strength was measured using a hand dynamometer (Jamar Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer; Lafayette Instrument, Lafayette, Indiana).
 
 
 
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