A study of the effect of a "resting splint" on peak grip strength.
Authors
Perez-Balke-G; Buchholz-BO
Source
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 38th Annual Meeting, October 24-28, 1994, Nashville, Tennessee. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1994 Nov; 38(Ind Erg):544-548
Abstract
A study was conducted on the effects of wrist splints on peak power grip strengths as well as the contribution of hand morphology to grip strengths. Peak power grip strengths were measured in 44 female and 52 male subjects with and without the use of a splint wrist brace. The use of the wrist splint decreased the average peak grip strength for all subjects by 13.71%. The difference between grip strengths with and without the use of the splint was statistically significant. No differences were seen between left and right handed subjects however females demonstrated a two fold greater percent decrease compared with males. No anthropometric variables were found to correlate with the dependent variables of change or percent change in peak power grip strength however an analysis of variance indicated that sex and hand length were significant independent variables. Subjects reported that the interference from the bar of the splint decreased their ability to grip the dynamometer and some subjects complained of discomfort from the splint. The implications of these findings were discussed.
Keywords
NIOSH-Grant; Training; Anthropometry; Body-mechanics; Musculoskeletal-system; Medical-treatment; Cumulative-trauma-disorders; Ergonomics
Contact
Work Environment University of Lowell One University Ave Lowell, MA 01854
Document Type
Conference/Symposia Proceedings
Identifying No.
Grant-Number-T01-OH-07248
Issue of Publication
Ind Erg
Priority Area
Musculoskeletal-system
Source Name
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 38th Annual Meeting, October 24-28, 1994, Nashville, Tennessee, People & Technology in Harmony
Performing Organization
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
