*Not Affiliated with CSEP - PATH*
This video shows you how to measure your client's maximal isometric grip strength using a hand dynamometer.
This measure is a great indicator for total body strength, and has also been shown to be a fairly accurate predictor of functional limitations or disability later in life.
These CSEP guidelines are under constant revision - If you notice any mistakes or out-of-date information, please let me know in the comments so I can update the video accordingly.
Radoslaw Wiechecki - UVic - 4th year Kinesiology; CPT
Connor McManaman
REFERENCES
Rantanen, T., Guralnik, J.M., Foley, D., Masaki, K., Leveille, S., Curb, J.D. & White, L. (1999). Midlife hand grip strength as a predictor of old age disability. Journal of the American Medical Association, 1(6), 558 -560.
