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A comparative assessment of static muscular strength among female operative's working in different handicraft occupations in India.
- Source :
- Health Care for Women International; Apr2019, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p459-478, 20p, 4 Charts, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- An ergonomic assessment of static muscular strength like hand grip-and pinch strength in handicraft occupation was made. In total, 170 female participants were selected for the case-control study, out of which 120 handicraft and 50 office workers were examined as exposed and control groups. Their maximum static handgrip- and pinch strength were measured using hand and pinch dynamometers. We analyze our findings to indicate static muscular strength varies significantly due to repetitive use of hand tools. The decrement in pinch grip strength was evident due to long cycle repetitive pinching movements of distal phalanx during hand knotting and pearl drilling. Based on our results we propose the need for ergonomically designed hand tool interventions that may reduce the accumulation of loss in static muscle strength. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HAND physiology
HANDICRAFT
COMPARATIVE studies
EXERCISE tests
GRIP strength
ERGONOMICS
INFORMED consent (Medical law)
METROPOLITAN areas
MUSCLE contraction
MUSCLE strength
PAIRED comparisons (Mathematics)
RESEARCH
RURAL conditions
SURVEYS
T-test (Statistics)
WOMEN
BODY mass index
HUMAN research subjects
CASE-control method
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
NUTRITIONAL status
MANN Whitney U Test
KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
ONE-way analysis of variance
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07399332
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health Care for Women International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137143966
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2018.1484468