3B Scientific Baseline Pinch Gauge 50 lb. User Manual
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NORMS FOR ADULT PINCH STRENGTH - Palmer Pinch strength performance of all subjects (pounds)
men
women
age
hand
mean
SD
low-high
mean
SD
low-high
20-24
dominant
26.6
5.3
18-45
17.2
2.3
14-23
non-dominant
25.7
5.8
15-42
16.3
2.8
11-24
25-29
dominant
26.0
4.3
19-35
17.7
3.2
13-29
non-dominant
25.1
4.2
19-36
17.0
3.0
13-26
30-34
dominant
24.7
4.7
16-34
19.3
5.0
12-34
non-dominant
25.4
5.7
15-37
18.1
4.8
12-32
35-39
dominant
26.2
4.1
19-36
17.5
4.2
13-29
non-dominant
25.9
5.4
14-40
17.1
3.4
12-24
40-44
dominant
24.5
4.3
17-37
17.0
3.1
10-23
non-dominant
24.8
4.9
15-37
16.6
3.5
14-25
45-49
dominant
24.0
3.3
19-33
17.9
3.0
12-27
non-dominant
23.7
3.8
8-33
17.5
2.8
12-24
50-54
dominant
23.8
5.4
15-36
17.3
3.1
12-23
non-dominant
24.0
5.8
16-36
16.4
2.9
12-22
55-59
dominant
23.7
4.8
16-34
16.0
3.1
11-26
non-dominant
21.3
4.5
12-25
15.4
3.0
11-21
60-64
dominant
21.8
3.3
16-28
14.8
3.1
10-20
non-dominant
21.2
3.2
15-27
14.3
2.7
10-20
65-69
dominant
21.4
3.0
15-25
14.2
3.1
8-20
non-dominant
21.2
4.1
14-30
13.7
3.4
8-22
70-75
dominant
18.1
3.4
14-27
14.4
2.6
9-19
non-dominant
18.8
3.3
13-27
14.0
1.9
10-17
75+
dominant
18.7
4.2
9-26
12.0
2.6
8-17
non-dominant
18.3
3.8
10-26
11.5
2.6
6-16
ALL dominant
23.4 5.0
9-45
16.3
3.8
8-34
non-dominant 23.0
5.3 10-42 15.7 3.6 6-32
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NORMS FOR ADULT PINCH STRENGTH - Key Pinch strength performance of all subjects (pounds)
men
women
age
hand
mean
SD
low-high
mean
SD
low-high
20-24
dominant
26.0
3.5
21-34
17.6
2.0
14-23
non-dominant
24.8
3.4
19-31
16.2
2.1
13-23
25-29
dominant
26.7
4.9
19-41
17.7
2.1
14-22
non-dominant
25.0
4.7
19-39
16.6
2.1
13-22
30-34
dominant
26.4
4.8
20-36
18.7
3.0
13-25
non-dominant
26.2
5.1
17-36
17.8
3.6
12-26
35-39
dominant
26.1
3.2
21-32
16.6
2.0
12-21
non-dominant
25.6
3.9
18-32
16.0
2.7
12-22
40-44
dominant
25.6
2.6
21-31
16.7
3.1
10-24
non-dominant
25.1
4.0
19-31
15.8
3.1
8-22
45-49
dominant
25.8
3.9
19-35
17.6
3.2
13-24
non-dominant
24.8
4.4
18-42
16.6
2.9
12-24
50-54
dominant
26.7
4.4
20-34
16.7
2.5
12-22
non-dominant
26.1
4.2
20-37
16.1
2.7
12-22
55-59
dominant
24.2
4.2
18-34
15.7
2.5
11-21
non-dominant
23.0
4.7
13-31
14.7
2.2
12-19
60-64
dominant
23.2
5.4
14-37
15.5
2.7
10-20
non-dominant
22.2
4.1
16-33
14.1
2.5
10-19
65-69
dominant
23.4
3.9
17-32
15.0
2.6
10-21
non-dominant
22.0
3.6
17-28
14.3
2.8
10-20
70-75
dominant
19.3
2.4
16-25
14.5
2.9
8-22
non-dominant
19.2
3.0
13-28
13.8
3.0
9-22
75+
dominant
20.5
4.6
9-31
12.6
2.3
8-17
non-dominant
19.1
3.0
13-24
11.4
2.6
7-16
ALL
dominant
24.5
4.6
9-41
16.2
3.0
8-25
non-dominant
23.6
4.6
11-42
15.3
3.1
7-26