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KMID : 0191120040190060874
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2004 Volume.19 No. 6 p.874 ~ p.878
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Comparison of Pressure Pain Threshold,Grip Strength,Dexterity and Touch Pressure of Dominant and Non-Dominant Hands within and Between Right-and Left-Handed Subjects
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Ozcan A
Tulum Z/PInar L/Baskurt F
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Abstract
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This study was done to evaluate differences in pressure pain threshold, grip strength, manual dexterity and touch pressure threshold in the dominant and non-dominant hands of right- and left-handed subjects, and to compare findings within and between these groups. Thirty-nine right-handed and twenty-one left-handed subjects partic-ipated in the study. Pressure pain threshold was assessed using a dolorimeter, grip strength was assessed with a hand-grip dynamometer, manual dexterity was eval-uated using the VALPAR Component Work Sample-4 system, and touch pressure threshold was determined using Semmes Weinstein monofilaments. Results for the dominant and non-dominant hands were compared within and between the groups. In the right-handed subjects, the dominant hand was significantly faster with the VALPAR Component Work Sample-4, showed significantly greater grip strength, and had a significantly higher pressure pain threshold than the non-dominant hand. The corresponding results for the two hands were similar in the left-handed subjects. The study revealed asymmetrical manual performance in grip strength, manual dex-terity and pressure pain threshold in right-handed subjects, but no such asymme-tries in left-handed subjects.
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