Impact of Two Grip Strengthening Exercise Protocols on Grip  Strength of Non-Dominant Hand

Authors

Devika Sharma1 , Saurabh Sharma2 , Raj Kumar Meena3 , Sanjai Kumar4 , Sartaj Ahmad4

Grip exercise, non dominant hand, squeezing exercise, gripping exercise

Introduction: Power grip is commonly used as an index to assess impairment and treatment outcomes of

hand.There is very less literature available on effect of strengthening exercises on non dominant hand in

normal individuals. This study is planned with a vision to get an exercise protocol which can improve the

hand grip strength of non dominant hand significantly in both genders.

Methodology: Study sample was extracted from all the students of Subharti College of physiotherapy.30

male subjects and 30 female subjects between 18-25 years were selected randomly. These individuals were

then distributed randomly in two groups keeping in mind the equal distribution of males and females in both

the groups. Group A(control) was allocated for squeezing exercises alone for 6 weeks with periodicity of

exercising 3 times a week. Group B(experiment) was advised the combination squeezing and hand gripper

exercises for 6 weeks with periodicity of exercising 3 times a week.

Results: Increase in the mean grip strength of experimental group was statistically significant while of

control group it was not. Increase in mean grip strength of males was statistically significant in experimental

group while it was significant in control group while in females mean grip strength increased significantly

in both experimental and control groups.

Conclusion: Combination of grip and squeezing exercises have a better impact on mean grip strength than

squeezing exercise alone in non dominant hand in normal person. Findings can be used in sports like cricket,

lawn tennis etc , where grip of nondominant hand is also important.