Grip strength measured by high precision dynamometry in healthy subjects from 5 to 80 years

• Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 139
• Main Author: Hogrel, Jean-Yves
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 10.06.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anthropometry; Child; Equipment Design; Female; Hand Strength; Health Status; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Isometric Contraction; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Biological; Muscle Strength Dynamometer; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Predictive Value of Tests; Reproducibility of Results; Sex Factors; Young Adult

Grip strength is a variable which may be important to measure and follow in various populations. A new dynamometer with high accuracy and sensitivity has recently been developed to assess grip strength. The objectives of this work were to provide norms of maximal isometric grip strength measured wit...