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Salli A et al. - This study provides evidence that hand grip strength may be a simple and effective method to determine muscle performance of the upper extremity. Methods- Aim was to (1) compare grip strength and isokinetic shoulder abduction- adduction maximal muscle strength and (2) to assess the correlation between hand grip strength (HGS) and shoulder strength in primer fibromyalgia pts with healthy controls
- 100 pts and 50 healthy women were included in this study
- The patient's complaint duration and number of tender points were recorded
- The visual analog scale was used for the assessment of pain
- Beck depression scale and Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) were calculated
- Handgrip strength was measured using a handgrip dynamometer and the highest value of sequential 3 measurements was recorded
- Isokinetic shoulder abduction-adduction maximal muscle strength was measured at 60 and 180 degrees/sec
- All patients' dominant side was assessed
Results- No difference between pts and the control group in age and BMI was noted
- The mean HGS was 0,41±0,10 and 0,62±0,13 in the fibromyalgia and the healthy group respectively
- The mean HGS and shoulder abduction-adduction maximal muscle strength were significantly lower in the fibromyalgia group than the healthy subjects
- Whereas a positive correlation was found between HGS and age, BMI and shoulder abduction- adduction maximal muscle strength
- A negative correlation was recorded between complaint duration, VAS and FIQ
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