Abstract
Boadella JM, Kuijer PP, Sluiter JK, Frings-Dresen MH. Effect of self-selected handgrip position on maximal handgrip strength. Objective To assess whether participants were able to select the handgrip position on a Jamar hand dynamometer with which the maximal handgrip strength could be delivered, while sitting and while standing. Design A criterion standard comparison study. Setting A university campus in the Netherlands. Participants Fifty-six healthy subjects (30 men, 26 women; mean age, 30y; range, 19–60y) voluntarily participated. Interventions Not applicable. Main outcome measures Maximal handgrip strength for the self-selected and non-self-selected handgrip position of the hand dynamometer (positions 2 or 3), while sitting and while standing. Results The self-selected handgrip position resulted in the highest mean maximal grip strength compared with the non-self-selected handgrip strength, both for sitting (mean difference, 2.3kg; P≤.001) and for standing (mean difference, 2.1kg; P≤.001). Conclusions Both in sitting and in standing, participants were able to self-select the handgrip position on the hand dynamometer with which the maximal handgrip strength could be delivered. Therefore, it may be useful to introduce self-selection of the handgrip position in protocols to assess the maximal handgrip strength.
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