Pinch Strengths in Healthy Iranian Children and Young Adult Population

Pinch Strengths in Healthy Iranian Children and Young Adult Population

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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.The Arts + Crafts purpose of this study was to determine peak lateral pinch strength, key pinch strength, tip-to-tip pinch strength and three-jaw pinch strength exertions in a healthy Iranian children and young adult population.Methods: The study was conducted among 511 participants (242 males and 269 females) aged 7-30 years.

Measurements were carried out with both dominant and non-dominant hands in standard sitting posture using a B&L pinch gauge.Two repetitions of each strength measurement were recorded for each condition and the average value of the two trials was used in the Face Tint subsequent analysis.Results: The results showed significant differences in the pinch strength data in terms of the age, gender and hand dominance.

The lateral pinch strength, key pinch strength, tip-to-tip pinch strength and three-jaw pinch strength exertions by females were 68.4%, 68.8%, 78.

8% and 81.8% of those exerted by males, respectively.Strength exertions with the non-dominant hand were 6.

4%, 5.2%, 6.6% and 5.

1% lower than strength exertions of the dominant hand for the lat-eral pinch strength, key pinch strength, tip-to-tip pinch strength and three-jaw pinch strength exertions, respectively.Conclusion: These findings can be used to fill the gaps in strength data for Iranian population.