Deans' stroke musings: Relationship between hand grip strength and functional capacity after stroke

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Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Relationship between hand grip strength and functional capacity after stroke

So what? No protocols to increase hand grip strength.
http://search.naric.com/research/rehab/redesign_record.cfm?search=2&type=all&criteria=I243588&phrase=no&rec=243588&article_source=CIRRIE&international=1&international_language=&international_location=
Relação entre a força de preensão manual e capacidade funcional após Acidente Vascular Cerebral. Revista Neurociências , Volume 23(1) , Pgs. 74-80.

NARIC Accession Number: I243588. What's this?
Author(s): Soraia Micaela Silva; João Carlos Ferrari Corrêa; Camila Da Silva Braga; Fernanda Ishida Corrêa.
Publication Year: 2015.
Abstract: The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between grip strength (GS) and functional capacity following post stroke sequelae. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 35 individuals with chronic hemiparesis following a stroke. Handgrip strength was evaluated, along with sensorimotor recovery with the Fugl-Meyer scale, the degree of functional independence in motor activities with the Functional Independence Measure, and the functional mobility with the Timed Up and Go test. For statistical analysis, the Spearman correlation coefficient was used. There was a positive and strong correlation between the GS and motor sensory-recovery (r=0.7; p=0.001), and a negative and moderate correlation between the GS and functional mobility (r =-0.4; p=0.02). However, there was no significant correlation between the GS and functional independence (r =0.3; p=0.11). Based on these analyses, it can be inferred that in this population, the GS is a strong indicator of sensory-motor recovery after stroke, and a moderate indicator of functional mobility.
Descriptor Terms: Functional capacity, Hemiplegia, Muscles, Stroke.
Language: Portuguese
Geographic Location(s): Brazil, South America.

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Citation: Soraia Micaela Silva, João Carlos Ferrari Corrêa, Camila Da Silva Braga, Fernanda Ishida Corrêa. (2015). Relationship between hand grip strength and functional capacity after stroke. Relação entre a força de preensão manual e capacidade funcional após Acidente Vascular Cerebral. Revista Neurociências , 23(1), Pgs. 74-80. Retrieved 10/11/2017, from REHABDATA database.