Product Manual

7
Testing Protocol: Pinch
PATIENT START
POSITION
PLACEMENT OF
PINCH GAUGE
POSITION OF
THERAPIST
TEST
LATERAL (KEY)
PINCH
(RIGHT/LEFT)
CHUCK PINCH
(PALMER)
(RIGHT/LEFT)
PULP PINCH
(TIP)
(RIGHT/LEFT ON
EACH FINGER)
- seated or upright
- test arm at side with
elbow flexed 90°
- palm facing inward
Pinch gauge between
flexed PIP joint of
index finger and
thumb.
In front of patient, to
the side, stabilizing
pinch gauge.
Have patient squeeze,
hold and release.
- seated or upright
- test arm at side with
elbow flexed 90°
- palm facing down
Pinch gauge between
thumb and the index
and middle fingers.
In front of patient, to
the side, stabilizing
pinch gauge.
Have patient squeeze,
hold and release.
- seated or upright
- test arm at side with
elbow flexed 90°
- palm facing down
- test finger on button
Pinch gauge between
thumb and test finger
(make sure other
fingers do not
interfere).
In front of patient, to
the side, stabilizing
pinch gauge.
Have patient squeeze,
hold and release.
Palmer (chuck pinch) Tip (pulp pinch) Key (lateral pinch)
Tip (pulp pinch)
Key (lateral pinch)
Mechanical Pinch Gauges
Hydraulic Pinch Gauges