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089. Combating hand wrist injuries part 2 - Objective assessment with Ian Gatt

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope

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The Importance of Grip Strength

I don't think there's a joint I haven't tested over the years because of the different athletes I've used. The other things you can consider, again, now we're talking higher tech is your isochainatic machine. We'll look inside both the flexors and extensors that the concentric versus eccentric strength. But the main thing which I always have a good look at is what is happening at the extensor muscles. So are they quite weak compared to the flexors? That's the first thing and then equally is the eccentric strength quite low for the same muscle.

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