Hand and leg dominance: Do they really affect limb muscle strength?

Balogun, Joseph A.; Onigbinde, Ayodele Teslim

doi:10.3109/09593989209108086

Cited by 28 publications

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“…Performed t-tests indicated that the male dominant hand GS of population of Turkey is similar to the GS of the US samples of Kamon and Goldfuss (1978), Mathiowetz et al (1985) and Bao and Silverstein (2005); UK samples of Haidar et al (2004) andAnakwe et al (2007) and Nigerian student sample of Balogun et al (1992). On the other hand, the same GS is significantly higher than the GS of the US student sample of Nicolay and Walker (2005), Chinese (Mainland) samples of Xiao et al (2005) and Malaysian sample of Kamarul et al (2006).…”

Section: Comparisons To Other Nationalitiessupporting

confidence: 56%

Normative static grip strength of population of Turkey, effects of various factors and a comparison with international norms

Ekşioğlu

2016

Applied Ergonomics

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Section: Comparisons To Other Nationalitiessupporting

confidence: 56%

Normative static grip strength of population of Turkey, effects of various factors and a comparison with international norms

Ekşioğlu

2016

Applied Ergonomics

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“…In women, strength is about 65% that of men [42], and in older persons it is between 66% and 93% of that in younger people [42]. Such differences can also be seen in the strength of hand grip [4,18,44,57]. In our study the patients were their own references and the difference in values were used for statistical comparisons.…”

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confidence: 71%

Cervical radiculopathy: Pain, muscle weakness and sensory loss in patients with cervical radiculopathy treated with surgery, physiotherapy or cervical collar A prospective, controlled study

et al. 1997

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This prospective, randomised study compares the efficacy of surgery, physiotherapy and cervical collar with respect to pain, motor weakness and sensory loss in 81 patients with long-lasting cervical radiculopathy corresponding to a nerve root that was significantly compressed by spondylotic encroachment, with or without an additional bulging disk, as verified by MRI or CT-myelography. Pain intensity was registered on a visual analogue scale (VAS), muscle strength was measured by a hand-held dynamometer, Vigorometer and pinchometer. Sensory loss and paraesthesia were recorded. The measurements were performed before treatment (control 1), 4 months after the start of treatment (control 2) and after a further 12 months (control 3). A healthy control group was used for comparison and to test the reliability of the muscle-strength measurements. The study found that before start of treatment the groups were uniform with respect to pain, motor weakness and sensory loss. At control 2 the surgery group reported less pain, less sensory loss and had better muscle strength, measured as the ratio of the affected side to the non-affected side, compared to the two conservative treatment groups. After a further year (control 3), there were no differences in pain intensity, sensory loss or paraesthesia between the groups. An improvement in muscle strengths, measured as the ratio of the affected to the non-affected side, was seen in the surgery group compared to the physiotherapy group in wrist extension, elbow extension, shoulder abduction and internal rotation, but there were no differences in the ratios between the collar group and the other treatment groups. With respect to absolute muscle strength of the affected sides, there were no differences at control 1. At control 2, the surgery group performed somewhat better than the two other groups but at control 3 there were no differences between the groups. We conclude that pain intensity, muscle weakness and sensory loss can be expected to improve within a few months after surgery, while slow improvement with conservative treatments and recurrent symptoms in the surgery group make the 1-year results about equal.

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“…* All subjects also were questioned regarding their dominant upper and lower extremities (preferred for throwing a ball and kicking a ball, respectively). 20 Maximum handgrip force was measured using a Baseline hydraulic handgrip dynamometer. † Subjects were seated, and the dynamometer was adjusted until the proximal interphalangeal joints were flexed to 90 degrees with the elbow flexed.…”

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confidence: 99%