Análise da força sustentada de preensão palmar em homens e mulheres por meio de dinamômetro eletrônico

In patients with trauma of the wrist and hand, the analysis of sustained handgrip strength is an important item to program the isometric exercises and monitor the progress of muscle strength during the rehabilitation program. A sample of young individuals without trauma of upper limbs was used to conduction this test prior to patients with trauma of the wrist and hand. Thus, this study aimed to verify at what time of isometrics begins to decrease in strength comparing the dominant and non-dominant sides and with men and women. They recruited 36 volunteers, 17 men and 19 women with an average age of 22 (± 2.0) years. Were divided into two groups, men group (G1) and women group (G2), the volunteers who agreed to participate in this research. Sustained grip strength was measured for 30 seconds using a handgrip dynamometer model G200 with precision load cell, the Biometrics® brand. In the results was founded a decline in sustained grip strength in both members and groups, but there was a statistical difference from the first 10 seconds and the last 10 seconds in the dominant and non-dominant for men and not dominant for women. Concluded that there was a decrease in grip strength between the first 10 seconds and the last 10 seconds in the dominant and nondominant for men and only to the non-dominant limb for women.