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Filter by:There is a lack of effective therapies for hand and finger function recovery in people with chronic stroke. This study assessed the effects of combining vibration stimulation with task-oriented training on functional recovery, and treatment persistence. Participants with chronic stroke underwent 24 sessions of vibration stimulation combined with task-oriented training over 12 weeks, in addition to regular therapy. Functional recovery was assessed using the Fugl-Meyer assessment for motor function (FMA-wrist and hand), the Box and Blocks Test (BBT) for hand dexterity, and the Motor Activity Log (MAL) for daily functional activities. Minimal detectable change (MDC) and minimal important difference (MID) criteria were applied to interpret changes in assessment scores.
Jamar hydraulic hand dynamometer, is a high cost and manual device that is commonly used for the evaluation of the hand grip strength (HGS) with validity and reliability. Nowadays it is thought that usage of the digital and automatic calibration dynamometers, such as Camry, would be more appropriate in the evaluation of the HGS. This research is a cross-sectional study using the random crossover method. Purpose of the study is comparing the outcome measures of the Camry and Jamar dynamometers in healthy adult individuals and investigating the realiability and validity of the Camry usage. Healthy adult male and female individuals aged 18 and over will be included in the study on a voluntary basis. Power analysis was performed to determine the number of people to be included in the study. The power of the test was calculated with the G*Power 3.1 program and was determined as 60 participants. Inclusion criteria of the study; Healthy adults aged 18 and over, individuals who do not have any restrictions in upper extremity functions and do not have cognitive and/or psychological problems will be included. Individuals under 18 years of age, using an assistive device, having an autoimmune disorder, pregnant individuals, and individuals with a history of hospitalization for more than three days in the last six months will not be included in the study.
Background: Physiology of the mother, changes constantly during pregnancy including reduced HGS that is require for carrying the child after delivery. Activities of daily living require manual gripping tasks that require dynamic and static contractions. Predictor of upper extremity function is Hand Grip Strength and handgrip endurance. Screening of hand grip strength during antenatal care is still uncommon. Objectives: To compare static and dynamic hand grip endurance in pregnant females and to find its correlation with deep breathing. Material and Methods: The study recruited 40 participants of primi-gravida of 1st and 2nd trimester, between ages 20 and 35 years from SHALAMAR GYNAE OPD. The participants assigned to the groups (Group 1: with DB, Group 2: without DB) based on their trimester and gravidity. Static and dynamic endurance assessed using hand held dynamometer. Key words: Pregnancy, deep breathing, trimester, endurance, peak grip endurance
Context Hand grip strength (HGS) is an important parameter to assess hand function during the rehabilitation of hand injuries. HGS serves as a clinical predictor of complications after surgery. Purpose Establish HGS reference values in healthy adult Chilean population. Study design analytical cross-sectional. Method 311 healthy women and men, ages 18 to 65 years participated in the study. HGS was measured with a dynamometer, according to the American Society of Hand Therapists protocol. Additionally, anthropometric and labour characteristics were registered. Kruskal-Wallis test, Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test and multiple linear regression were used for data analysis. Significance was set at .05. Results Median HGS in women was 26 kg and 43 kg for men. Men demonstrated 3% more HGS on the dominant versus non-dominant hand. Women's median HGS was no different between dominant versus non-dominant hand. In men and women, manual labour activity was associated with a higher HGS. The relationships between subject anthropometric measurements and HGS were different in women versus men. Conclusions This study determined HGS in Chilean healthy adults. Results can be used as a reference standard for clinical measures related to illness, injury and rehabilitation.
Texting and writing are common hand activities among college students. Students tend to spend increasing hours of texting and writing for every day activities in addition to the academic assignments that are mainly on line and through distance education. The effect of such daily activities on hand grip and key pinch strength has not been studied among college students.
Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer type in women globally. In conjunction with the new developments, breast cancer survival has increased therefore the management of long-term complications has gained importance. Breast cancer survivors can face the loss of muscle strength, increased fatigue and diminished physical function associated with treatment-related long term effects and psychological affection and thereby reduced quality of life. Upper extremity lymphedema or breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is one of the most prominent long term complications which affects breast cancer survivors in many ways after breast cancer surgery. It has been reported that breast cancer survivors with BCRL have the lower muscle strength and more activity limitations when compared to the ones free of BCRL. In BCRL, affected extremity has been found to 36% more weaker when compared to the unaffected side. Fatigue is one of the most prominent symptoms when considering cancer-related symptoms in cancer survivors. It has been stated that increased fatigue is correlated with increased activity limitation and deterioration in physical function. The hand-grip test which is frequently used in the assessment of decreased muscle function has been stated as a reliable and repeatable test in breast cancer survivors. In addition, this test is frequently applicable to assess mortality, physical and functional capacity, symptoms after surgery and to designate an exercise program. There are studies that investigate upper extremity function associated with hang-grip strength in breast cancer survivors. Yet, there is a lack of the objective result or conclusion of the BCRL effect on upper extremity function which is assessed with hang-grip strength when compared without BCRL. Therefore, this study is planned to investigate of cumulative effects of factors such as lymphedema severity, age, fatigue, body mass index, muscle strength, physical activity level, pain level, exercise benefits/barriers scale score on hand-grip strength related upper extremity functionality in breast cancer survivors.
This study will encompass an analysis of an eventual association between vitamin D status (maternal during pregnancy, at birth or at 5 years) and hand grip strength at 5 years in children from Odense Child Cohort. Odense Child Cohort is a large-scale, prospective, population-based, follow-up study. Mothers and their children born from January 2010 to December 2012 and resident in the Municipality of Odense, Denmark, are followed from early pregnancy up to adulthood. Data is obtained from questionnaires and medical records and venous blood samples were drawn and stored at a biological bank. Low muscle strength in children has been linked to adiposity, cardiovascular disease and metabolic risk factors and low muscle strength in adolescence has been shown to be a risk factor of early adulthood mortality. There are not many studies on muscle strength in small children. There is some evidence of vitamin D concentrations in the blood having a positive correlation to upper body muscle strength in adolescent girls. Hypovitaminosis D defined as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D <50nmol/L was evident in 27,8% of the pregnant women and 47,7% of the new-born children in Odense Child Cohort. Animal studies have shown an effect of vitamin D on regulation of muscle function and development. Studies on humans adults have shown that vitamin D deficiency can lead to myopathy. Myopathy in children as a result of hypovitaminosis D is not well-studied. Given the high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D, mild or severe vitamin D-associated myopathy may be prevalent in preschool children. The objectives of this study are 1) to create reference values and determine predictors of hand grip strength at five years, 2) to analyze the associations between vitamin D at different time points and hand grip strength at 5 years.