The Influence of Hand Preference on Grip Strength in Children and Adolescents; A Cross-Sectional Study of 2284 Children and Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In adults the preferred hand is often considered to be around 10% stronger than the non-preferred hand. Whether the same is true for children and adolescents remains unclear. The objective of this study is therefore to determine whether there is a difference in grip strength between the preferred and non-preferred hand in developing children, to establish whether this difference is similar for children of a different gender or hand preference, and whether there is a difference in grip strength of the preferred hand of left-preferent (LP) and right-preferent (RP) children.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Participants

Participants were recruited from schools in the northern provinces of the Netherlands. The study included healthy children and adolescents in t

SUBMITTER: Hepping AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4657904 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature