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== Introduction ==
Anatomy
Chronicity
Recurrency
Function
* The Grips worth considering in Sports
* How to assess these grips
* Some initial ideas for rehab
How to assess?
How to address?
Grips:
# Lumbricle grip
# Sphericle Grip
# Hammer Grip
# Hook Grip
They are all power grips
Difference is how much the thumb is used
Useful in sporting population as well as general population
Types of Pich grip:
1-Tip pinch
2-Tripod-involving middle finger
3-Lateral pinch-thumb is more into flexion (key grip)
Grips can be divided into:
1-power grip
2-pinch grip
3-Lateral/key pinch
Grips in sports:
power grip (bow and arrow)-thumb providing stable. differs between hands and the thumb involvement- differs in the assessment nad management
In tennis: one hand holding to the racquet, the other holding the ball
Golf
you can't isolate completely
Basketball wheelchair athletes
Think about thumb and how much it's being used?
Assessment:
Dynamometers
Takkei vs Jamar: give different numbers- indicate the ability to make a fist and what symptoms associated and the discrepancy between right nad left (<ref>Bootsikeaw S, Chaikittiporn C, Pulket C, Singhakajen V, Chentanez T. Hand muscle strength and hand dexterity after exposure to hand and arm from grinder vibration among grinding workers. Journal of Sports Science and Technology. 2012 Dec 28;12(1):11-32. </ref>
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== Resources ==
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== References ==
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