INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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Introduction: Work activities as well as play and leisure activities require both grip strength and manual dexterity. Moreover, 60% of school activities require fine motor and manual
dexterity skills. Assessment of hand function is considered an essential part of clinical practice. When it comes to the grip and pinch strengths of children, much less research has been performed in general. Therefore, there is no clear answer as to how hand preference affects grip and pinch strengths in children and adolescents. Objectives: To assess hand functions using the Sollerman Hand Function Test and to assess hand grip and pinch strength using the Jamar Handheld Dynamometer among children aged 6–12 years. Purpose of the Study: To develop normative values of hand grip and pinch strengths and hand function for 6–12-year-old children. Methods: Grip and pinch strengths and hand function were measured in schoolchildren using the Jamar hand-held dynamometer and the Sollerman hand function test, respectively. Results: The grip strength and pinch strength increased in both the right and left hands. Except in the age group of 10–12 years, where there is a decrease in the grip and pinch strengths of both boys and girls, Conclusions: There are gradual gains in hand grip strength with age in favor of older children across both genders. Boys had significantly greater hand grip strength for both hands than did girls across all age groups.
Keywords:
Hand function; Hand Grip strength; Hand Pinch strength; children.
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"Assessment of Hand strengths and Hand functions in children aged 6-12 years: A cross-sectional study", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 10, page no.d665-d669, October-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2310390.pdf
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2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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