Want Stronger Fingers? The Solution is Right at Your Fingertips
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Fitness, Flexibility, Joints, Physical Therapy | No Comments »You've probably never seen this happen at your local gym. You're standing there between a bench press station and a squat machine. Through your mind are running vacillating thoughts about trying to motivate yourself to do one of those exercises ...
Grip Strength Is An Indicator of Overall Upper Body Strength
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Posted in Physical Therapy | No Comments »I recently had a customer ask whether we had any information on studies that show how grip strength is related to overall upper body strength. Her organization was interested in simplifying their clinical tests by using a hand dynamometer to ...
Three Weight Loss Myths
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Weight Loss | No Comments »Today's culture has created an environment where everything is expected to be easy and instant. The pursuit of immediate gratification has so permeated our society that patience, hard-work, and endurance are quickly becoming old fashioned. If you don't believe me, ...
Dexterity Testing
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Dexterity testing products examine a person’s motor skills with regards to the fingers, hands, and arms. Various tests exists to measure such performance abilities as eye-hand coordination, quickness at performing assembly tasks, and overall motor skill development. Dexterity tests are ...
Purdue Pegboard Manual Dexterity Test
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The Purdue Pegboard Manual test was invented in 1948 by Joseph Tiffin, an Industrial Psychologist at Purdue University. The test was developed to determine the capability of potential employees to perform industrial tasks. Since its invention, use of the Purdue ...